Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Nature's Wrath ❯ Chapter 1

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Nature's Wrath
Written by Trey Tackett
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1956
Beneath the coastal waters of Japan.
Dr. Serizawa looked at the sleeping beast before him as clutched the oxygen
destroyer in his hands. He remembered all those who died when the creature,
a mutation of radiation and a seemingly unstoppable force known as Godzilla,
first appeared and attacked Japan.

Serizawa realized that the Oxygen Destroyer
he had invented could be an even greater threat to mankind than the
monster it was made to destroy. That is why he had to die with it. He
activated the device and cut the air supply cord to his diving suit. Within
minutes, Serizawa, Godzilla, and all life in the immediate area were
vaporized. The body of Serizawa was never found...
Nor was Godzilla's.

1985
Atop of Mount Mihara.
The world was shocked to learn that Godzilla was still alive after thirty
years. Now bigger, and stronger, the monster had returned and once more
rampaged through Tokyo searching for something unknown to mankind even to
this very day. Nothing could stop the beast. His radioactive body healed
faster than anything known to man. Not even the army, with all it's
advancements, could stop Godzilla. But there was one hope.

Through study and observation, a scientist had discovered that Godzilla's
path could be guided by using an ultra high frequency sound. A bird call
of sorts. Using a signal transmitter, and the information,
Godzilla was lured from Tokyo to the active volcano, Mount Mihara.
The world watched as dozens of explosives were set off below the monster.

Godzilla roared as the ledge he was standing on gave way. The monster let
out a final cry, one of terror and pain, as he plummeted to his doom in
the lava below. Humanity learned that the one thing they'd never be able
to control, was Nature itself.

2000
Second Impact
Thought by many to have been a meteor similar to that which killed the
dinosaurs, the true cause of Second Impact was the result of the Lance of
Longinus being driven into a creature known as Adam. The creature,
discovered in the South Pole, exploded. The release of the creature's
energy melted the polar ice caps, flooding the Earth, and wiping out over
half of the human population. With a majority of the cities underwater,
humanity began the long and painful process of rebuilding. Also during this
time, the first actual nuclear war broke out over Japan. Among other cities,
Tokyo was destroyed and abandoned as radiation levels became unsuitable
for living.

2015
Angel Attack
Fifteen years after the discovery of an unknown creature, the Earth fell
under seige by giant monsters known as "The Angels". The attacks,
anticipated by the group known only as SEELE, put the organization
NERV in charge of handling the new threat.

Located in an artificial geofront below the city of Tokyo-3, NERV possesses
the most sophisticated computers known to man, the Magi. Belthasar, Melchior,
and Casper, the three Magi systems, posses the capability of indtifying an
Angel by its blood pattern, blue. The three systems also posses actual
human brain tissue for their mainframes, making them far superior to any
other computer in the world.

To counter the Angels, NERV unveiled man's ultimate weapon, The Evangelion
units. A combination of tissue and metal, the Evangelions are piloted
by a lone individual. The main power source for the machines is a umbilical
cable plugged into its lower back. This cable supplies a constant energy feed
to the Eva. However, if the cable is damaged or disengaged, the Eva can run
on its own internal batteries for one minute at maximum power.
There have been instances where an Eva, specifically Unit-01, has moved
without any power whatsoever. These instances are referred to as "Berserker"
since the Eva goes completely out of control. The last occurrence of this
was with Unit-01, which resulted in the Eva shedding parts of its outer
plating and revealing its true flesh form underneath. The Eva has since been
locked into cryostasis till further notice.

There are many mysteries concerning the Evas, one of which is that
they posses the same AT (Absolute Terror) field as the angels they
are fighting. The AT field is inpenetrable by anything not possesing
one. Not even the newly created N2 (Non-Nuclear) mines, which posses all
the force of an atom bomb without the radiation, can penetrate the fields.

Strangely, the only ones seemingly qualified to pilot the
active units have all been children thus far. Even with this fact though,
NERV's record is nearly flawless. With three active units, NERV has
defeated each angel thus far. But as with every battle, there are
casualties.

Asuka Langley, pilot of Eva Unit-02, was psychologically
attacked by the Fifteenth angel and has been since relieved of duty. Active
pilots Shinji Ikari, son of NERV's commander Gendo Ikari, and Rei Ayanami,
who's past is as shadowed as her personality, are now left to fend off the
next possible angel attack.
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Gendo Ikari continued to look over the latest satellite surveillance photos.
With the angels attacks coming seemingly from all fronts, all available
resources had been tapped to better the chance of an early warning.

"Hmmm, interesting," he said silently to himself as he looked at one
photo. "Maya, bring up an image of Mount Mihara."

"Yes, Sir," Maya Ibuki replied. She typed in some commands and an image
of Mount Mihara appeared on the room's main screen.

Gendo looked at the screen. 'Leveled by the second impact, and buried beneath
the waters,' Gendo thought to himself. 'What was once an active volcano, is
now nothing but part of the ocean floor.'

"Anything you're looking for in particular?" Ritsuko Akagi asked.

Gendo remained silent. He looked back at the satellite photo and then
once more at the screen. 'Thirty years trapped in the lava, and yet you still
live.' Gendo thought silently. "Run an infrared scan." he ordered.

After a few moments, the screen displayed the results of the infrared scan.
Gendo stared at it and then shook his head. "This is highly unexpected."
He stood up, replacing the satellite photos back in the manila envelope.
"Transfer the data to my office. Alert me to any changes in Mount Mihara.
Understood?"

"Yes, sir!" Misato Katsuragi replied. She watched as Gendo left the room and
then turned her attention to the screen.

"Could it be another angel?" she asked herself silently. She tried to
think of anything that could pertain to Mount Mihara, and then it came to
her. "Oh no...."



Buried alive inside the volcano, the monster had been resting. Godzilla had
survived the lava for the past thirty years due to his regenerative cells and
supply of nuclear energy. He had not felt any pain when
buried, nor any pain in hibernation. His own, internal fires had
burned strong at the moment of entombment, and all the decades since.

A calling. That's what awoke the sleeping monster. Godzilla raised his feral
head and looked around. Nothing but lava and rock. Again, there was a
calling. The monster could hear it deep in his mind. With a low growl,
Godzilla began heading toward the surface of the lava.



Rei Ayanami looked out through the window as the workers continued minor
repairs to the cage containing Eva Unit-00. Ever since Unit-01's
'awakening', she had wondered if the same could happen to her Eva unit. But
that wasn't the only thing on her mind.

{"Heh, you'd make a great mother, Rei," Shinji Ikari said with a nervous
{chuckle.
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{Rei stared forward for a few seconds. She then blushed. "You... embarrass
{me.

She didn't know why, but what Ikari said had troubled her. Ever since she
had first met Shinji, there had been something about him. Something that
was trying to draw her to him. She just could never place her finger on it.

During the synchro test with her and Unit-01, she had seen strange images.
They were almost like memories, but not of her own. She at first thought
they might be parts of Shinji's personality embedded in the
Eva, but the images she saw did not coincide with that theory.

She had tried to ask Commander Ikari about this, but he never seemed
to give her an answer. It was as if he didn't want her to find out
something. This bothered her as much as anything else.

She trusted him more than anyone else she knew. For him to suddenly
start hiding things from her made no sense at all. What could be the
reason behind it, or was there one at all?

Was there a reason to any of this? Was there a reason to Eva, to the angels,
to life? What was the purpose?

Rei's thoughts were interrupted as the first stage alarms began to go off.



"Report!" Gendo shouted as he entered the bridge.

"Something has just burst out from inside Mount Mihara!" Makoto Hyuuga
replied as he adjusted his glasses.

"Is it an angel?" Ritsuko asked.

"The Magi report the blood pattern isn't blue," Shigeru Aoba stated.

"Then what is it?" Misato asked as she looked at one of the monitors.

"Unknown. But whatever it is, it's emitting high levels of radiation," Maya
said.

Ritsuko ran over to one of the computer stations and began typing in
commands. She looked back up at the monitor. "It's about to break the
surface. We should be able to get a satellite shot of it."

"So, Mother Nature has decided to throw her hat into the ring," Gendo
thought. "Won't Seele be in for a shock."

The screen changed to show an overhead shot of the area around Mount
Mihara. The image was then magnified and NERV was given its first glimpse
of the creature.

"Oh my god," Ritsuko said in shock. "That's... that's...."

"That is mankind's biggest mistake," Gendo stated.

"Godzilla's still alive?!" Misato asked in astonishment. "But that's
impossible! He was thrown into a volcano thirty years ago!"

"Indeed," Gendo replied. "Notify the U.N."

"Yes sir!" Shigeru said.



Gendo looked across the room. "As you can see from the reports, Godzilla
has more than once posed a problem for this planet."

"But if army efforts didn't stop Godzilla before, why have the U.N. launch
an assault on it?" Misato asked.

"To buy us time," Gendo replied. "The monster's current path leads directly
through Tokyo-3."

"Strange how he seems to head toward Japan in each of his appearances," Maya
stated.

"There are some theories," Ritsuko replied. "It could be instinct, but most
likely its due to the nuclear power facilities located in the area."

"Which is most probable reason at this point," Gendo stated. "Last time
Godzilla appeared, he needed to feed and replenish his energy supply."

"And Tokyo-3's directly in his path on the way," Maya said.

Misato looked at Gendo. "Why not just deploy the Evas against..."

"The Evas were not designed to combat anything other than angels," Gendo
interrupted. "And I might add, Major Katsuragi, we currently have only one
Eva that can be used."

"Why don't you just use the dummy plug in Unit-02?" Misato added coldly.
She remembered the last time the atuo-pilot system had been used. It
had resulted in the destruction of Unit-03 and its pilot.

"NERV's dummy plug was designed specifically for Unit-01," Ritsuko stated.
"By the time we reconfigure it for Unit-02, it'll be to late."

"Godzilla would have already arrived," Gendo added. "So you see, Major,
we're left with very little choice in this matter."

Gendo looked around the room as he continued. "The U.N. will hold off
Godzilla for as long as possible. When they fail, Rei and Unit-00 will
be deployed. This briefing is over. We need to get to work and prepare for
the upcoming attack."



Godzilla roared as the jets bombarded him with gunfire. Flames erupted
as missiles exploded upon him. Flashes of blue danced along his dorsal
plates. The monster opened his mouth and let out a ray of blue and white
atomic fire. The jets exploded upon contact.

The calling was getting stronger. Whatever was the source of it, Godzilla
would soon find it.

Again, flashes of blue danced along his dorsal plates. Godzilla turned
his feral head to face the attacking battle ships. The ships exploded
as the massive amounts of radioactive fire collided with them.

Godzilla looked around, searching for any other possible threats. He roared
and then dove under the water. Travel would be quicker beneath the waves.



"The U.N. is reporting heavy casualties after the first assault wave,"
Makoto reported. "Their efforts haven't slowed Godzilla down much."

"Figures," Misato said sarcastically. "What are their plans for the next
assault?"

"They're going to drop an N2 mine on him," Shigeru stated. "The attack
is scheduled to begin in twenty minutes."

"Where will that put Godzilla?" Misato asked looking at the map on one
of the screens.

Maya typed in a few commands and a small red dot appeared just a short
distance from Tokyo-3's location on the map. "Godzilla should be a short
ways off from the coast by that time, ma'am."



"All systems are ready to go," the technician stated. "Evangelion Unit 00 is
operational."

"Good," Gendo replied. "Rei, how are things in there?"

Rei opened her eyes and looked out from the entry plug. "Everything seems
fine."

"Sir, the U.N. is commencing their second attack," a technician stated.



Maya looked at the screen. "Impact in five, four, three, two, one."

The foundation of Tokyo-3 and NERV was shaken by the impact of the blast.
Everyone could hear the sound of the explosion in the distance.

Misato waited for the next status update. Did Godzilla survive? Or did the
blast destroy the monster?

"Bringing external cameras on-line," Shigeru said as he typed in some
commands.

Misato looked up at the screen as the cameras activated. The N2 mine had
detonated on impact with the water directly above Godzilla as planned. The
smoke from the explosion slowly began to disappear.

A definitive roar echoed over the speakers. The water churned and
bubbled as Godzilla slowly raised up from beneath it.

"Impossible...." Misato said in shock. "That thing's still alive...." She
frowned. "Is Rei ready?"

"Unit-00 is awaiting launch," Maya stated.

"Godzilla has just left the bay area and has entered Tokyo-3!" Makoto
exclaimed.

"Launch the Eva," Misato ordered.



Godzilla roared in anger as he left the ocean and stepped onto dry land.
Godzilla was annoyed at the explosion above him - another attack against
him. The water had shielded him, yes, but he was not grateful, he
was merely angry.

Nothing was familiar. Godzilla growled. The world he had known, the world of
man, had changed. Maybe it was territorial instinct, maybe it was something
else. Regardless, Godzilla became even angrier. He opened and his mouth
and blasted the nearest building with his atomic ray.

His fury was interrupted however, by the calling. It was stronger
now more than ever. Godzilla was close, he would soon find its source.

A cry for help, that's what it seemed to be. Whatever was calling out, it
was calling for help. As Godzilla listened, he realized that it had not been
calling out to him as he had originally thought. No, it was calling out to
some other creature. A creature Godzilla could not even imagine existing.


"Unit-00 in position," Rei said as she looked around the side of the tall
skyscraper. The monster seemed pre-occupied with something. "Godzilla is in
my sights."

"Keep your AT Field up as much as possible," Gendo ordered.

"Yes sir," Rei replied. She raised the positron rifle and prepared to
attack.


"This ought to be interesting," Misato said bluntly.

"Yes, it will," Ritsuko replied. "Since Godzilla doesn't generate an AT
field, Unit-00's will act like a sort of barrier. Godzilla won't be able to
get anywhere near the Eva, and vice-versa."


Godzilla was caught off guard as a blue creature leaped out and opened fire
at him. He roared in pain as the gun fire assaulted his body. He grunted and
fell to the ground.

Rei stopped firing the rifle as soon as Godzilla hit the ground. She kept it
aimed in case the beast wasn't killed. She watched as Godzilla slowly
staggered back to his feet and faced her. She could see no trace of the
wounds she had inflicted just moments before. Rei caught a glimpse of
flashing blue light spreading across the monster's Dorsal plates.

Godzilla opened his mouth and launched his atomic ray at Unit 00. He
snorted in confusion as it impacted against an unseen wall. He tilted his
head curiously to one side.

Rei watched Godzilla closely. The AT field had held up against the attack
very well, and withstood a second blast as the monster tried again. She
opened fire with the rifle once more.



Shinji waited in the entry plug of Unit-01 as the battle continued above.
Even though the Eva was being kept off-line, he was still ordered to be
ready in case they needed to use it.

He looked over to the video screen on his left. Shinji had opened up a
video link to Rei's plug the moment she had went into action.

Of all the people he met since starting at NERV, Shinji thought Rei was the
most mysterious. No information on her past could be found. He couldn't even
find any records on her family. There was also something strangely
familiar about her. He could just never figure out what it was.

Shinji leaned back and closed his eyes. He let his thoughts drift to
Asuka, Misato, Tohji, and even to his father.

"My father, HA!" he thought to himself. "Some father he is. Vanishes for
most of my life, and then suddenly reappears. He doesn't care about me, he
never did."

Shinji sighed. Regardless of how Gendo acted, he was still his father.
Nothing would change that.


Godzilla grunted in surprise as an invisible barrier slammed into him.
Whatever this new creature was, it was powerful. He backed up, only to be
slammed by the barrier once more. This was beginning to get annoying.


Rei used her AT field to knock Godzilla back for a third time, driving the
monster back towards the sea. The attack didn't seem to hurt Godzilla
as she had originally hoped, but it still worked.

She attempted the attack a fourth time, but something was wrong. Something
was holding Unit-00 back. Rei then realized that she wasn't being held back,
Godzilla was fighting back!


Godzilla grunted as he braced himself against the barrier. His claws dug
deep into the ground, cracking the pavement. He began to push against the
barrier, hoping to possibly knock whatever it was down.

He looked up at his opponent. The creature was blue with a
single red eye. Was this the creature the calling was directed at? It
didn't matter, he would soon destroy it. Then he would hunt down
the source of the calling.


"I am reducing the area of the AT field," Rei said. She watched as the
field shrank, leaving Godzilla pushing against nothing. The monster
nearly fell over. It was almost comical, but this wasn't a time for
laughing.


"So far, so good," Misato stated. "But do you really think we stand a
chance at defeating Godzilla?"

Ritsuko nodded. "There's a slight chance we can succeed, but the odds
are against us. Besides, no matter how many times Godzilla is killed,
he keeps coming back."

"If things do get bad, we still have Unit-01," Misato said.

"True, but do we want to risk it going berserk again?" Ritsuko asked.


Godzilla stared at the blue creature, waiting for it to try and
attack again. He began to examine its appearance, trying to spot
any weaknesses it might have. The creature had only one eye, if that
got damaged, it would be blind. The invisible barrier might pose a
problem in attacking it though, so for now that plan was out of the
question.

Godzilla then noticed the long cable extending from the creature's
back. It was being dragged across the ground and seemed to go on
for who knew how far. Maybe that was its weakness. Well, there
was only one way to find out.


Rei watched as Godzilla's dorsal plates began to glow bright blue
once more. Before the monster could use its attack, she expanded
her AT field, once more slamming it into the monster. This time
however, she let it expand to its maximum size. The monster was
slammed into a building, demolishing the structure's side.

She then began to expand and retract the field in rapid succession,
slamming it into Godzilla so fast that the monster would not be
able to react. Rei heard Godzilla roar in pain as the attack
began to push it through the building, the support beams
jabbing into the beast's hide. Finally, the building gave way and
Godzilla was thrown to the ground.

Unit-00 leaped into the air and landed on top of a building near
Godzilla. The Eva looked down at Godzilla, who was trying to
dig himself out of the rubble of the building. Now would be
the time to finish it. Unit-00 angled its AT field down
at Godzilla and once more expanded it.


Godzilla roared in pain as the invisible barrier began to try
and crush him into the ground. In the position he was in, he
couldn't do anything to fight back. The pavement began to
crack beneath him from the pressure of his weight and the force
pushing him.

Pain racked his body as the pressure began to crush his rib cage.
Godzilla roared and continued to try and find some way to fight
back. He began to summon up his fire attack, but was unsuccessful.
Only a flash of blue light came from his mouth.


Rei continued the assault, even as she saw Godzilla's dorsal plates
glow with energy. A single flash of blue light was the only thing
the monster released. Suddenly, Rei could hear a low humming sound.
The sound quickly became louder, but where was it coming from? She
looked back at Godzilla just in time to see the monster's entire body
begin to glow blue.

She watched in shock as Godzilla channeled his energy and released
it from his body in one powerful pulse. The entire Eva shook as
the energy rippled across the AT field, like water across rocks.
The energy then struck the umbilical power cable.


Maya looked up from her console in shock. "UNIT-00 HAS JUST SWITCHED
TO INTERNAL BATTERIES!"

"WHAT?!" Misato exclaimed. "But the cable's still attached!"

"That Nuclear Pulse must have disrupted the electrical systems in the cable,"
Gendo stated. "Interesting."

Ritsuko stared at the screen in horror. "He's found the
Eva's weakness..."


Rei was caught by surprised when the Eva switched over to it's own
power supply. She had less than one minute left while running at full
power, maybe five if she deactivated some of the Eva's functions. The
AT field was the first to be dropped.

As she began to retreat from Godzilla's position, and head toward
the nearest cable station, she checked to make sure the damage
report was right. Sure enough, the umbilical cable was still
attached, it just wasn't functioning, period.

She screamed in pain as a blast of searing hot fire struck the
Eva in the back. The impact sent Unit-00 sprawling onto the pavement.
Godzilla was back to his feet, and he was mad.


"UNIT-00'S BEEN HIT!" Shigeru shouted. "There's severe damage to the right
shoulder!"

"Oh no, REI!" Misato yelled.

"Is Unit-01's pilot ready?" Gendo asked, not showing any concern at all.

"Yes, sir," Makoto replied.

Gendo was faced with a difficult decision. He could either leave Rei out
there to fend for herself with less than 3 minutes of power, or he could
have Unit-01 sent out to aid her, and possibly run the risk of it going
berserk once more. Rei could be replaced, but she was essential to his plans.

"Sortie Unit-01," Gendo ordered.

Ritsuko looked at him in shock. "You can't be serious! If we reactive
Unit-01, it could...."

"I know the risks. Now, do it," Gendo said sternly.


Shinji was panicked. Through the video link he could see and hear Rei cry out
in pain as Godzilla continued to attack the weakening Eva. With less
than two minutes left, there was little chance of Rei fending off the
monster.

"Shinji, get ready," Misato said as her image appeared on a separate screen.
"We're sending Unit-01 out there to aid Rei."

"Yes, Ma'am," Shinji replied. He gripped the controls and awaited the launch.


Rei screamed out in pain as Godzilla continued attacking Unit-00. The monster
towered over the Eva and had began punching it repeatedly in the head. With
each powerful hit, Rei felt the Eva's pain, as if it were her own. The end
would soon be near for her, the Eva's power was almost drained. She tried
to block out the pain from her mind, as she awaited her death.


"Umbilical cable attached, Unit-01 is set for launch!" Makoto shouted.

"How much power does Unit-00 have?" Misato asked.

"The Eva's down to less than 12 seconds," Maya replied.

"All right then, EVA LAUNCH!" Misato ordered.


Shinji gasped as the video link to Rei's entry plug terminated. Unit-00's
power supply had just run out. It was now or never, and Rei's life was at
stake. He braced himself as the platform Unit-01 stood on rocketed upwards
through the tunnel to the surface.


Godzilla let out a triumphant roar as Unit-00 went motionless. Without it's
invisible barrier, the blue creature had proven to be less of a challenge
than he had thought. He was about to deliver a final crushing blow to the
creature's head, when he heard a faint rumbling sound. He looked to his left
in time to see a space in the road open up. Without any hesitation, Godzilla
blasted the opening with his atomic ray.


With the stop mechanisms on the end of the track destroyed by the blast,
there was nothing to stop Unit-01's ascent. The purple colored Eva
shot out through the opening, through the fire created by the monster's
attack, and into the air. The safety locks automatically released, and
Unit-01 leaped off the platform.

The Eva landed in a crouched position, it's back to Godzilla. Gravity took
hold of the platform and it came crashing to the ground a short distance off.
The fall had destroyed the generators in the platform's tower,
rendering the Umbilical cable currently attached to Unit-01 useless.
Slowly, Unit-01 stood up, turned around, and faced Godzilla.

Shinji had the Eva leap out of the way, narrowly avoiding Godzilla's atomic
ray blast. Reaching over to one of the decoy buildings, he retrieved the
Umbilical cable inside and plugged it into Unit-01's back. The time
counter reset and the Eva switched off internal batteries.


Godzilla growled at the new creature. It seemed that there were more than
one of whatever these creatures were. No doubt this one had the same
powers as the other, maybe more. He let out a challenging roar, one
directed at the purple creature.


"Well, here goes," Shinji said to himself. He charged forward and leaped over
Godzilla, and landed on the opposite side of the beast. He then turned and
side kicked Godzilla in the back of the head. The monster let out a yelp of
surprise and stumbled forward. It obviously hadn't been expecting that
attack.

As Godzilla turned to face Unit-01, Shinji then reached up and withdrew the
Progressive Knife hidden in the Eva's shoulder 'wing'. The blade of energy
extended and Shinji lunged at Godzilla, driving the blade directly into
the beast's shoulder.

Godzilla roared in pain as the knife stabbed his flesh. This new creature was
a more formidable fighter than the last. Godzilla grabbed Unit-01's arm
and tried to pull the knife from his shoulder.


Unit-01 punched Godzilla in the face, as the monster tried to remove
the Progressive Knife. The monster reeled, back losing his hold on
The Eva. The unit then delivered a powerful kick to the chest, knocking
Godzilla off his feet and to the ground.

Shinji did not relent on his assault on Godzilla. He leaped on top of
the beast and began to punch it repeatedly, leaving Godzilla with almost
no time to react. Shinji could hear the monster let out a roar of pain with
each powerful hit.


Godzilla roared as the Unit-01 continued to strike at him. His opponent
was fast, but not unstoppable. Ignoring the pain from the continuing
punches, Godzilla reared back with his own fist and struck Unit-01 in
the chest. The Eva still continued it's attack though. Again, Godzilla
punched it in the chest, this time harder. Unit-01's attack let up
as it clutched it's chest, it's armor cracked.

Now was the time to fight back. Godzilla roared and head-butted Unit-01.
Grabbing hold of it's horn, Godzilla used his foot to flip the Eva off
of him, and onto the pavement. Getting back to his feet, Godzilla stared
at his opponent and growled. A sharp pain reminded him of the blade still
embedded in his flesh. Godzilla grabbed hold of it and ripped the
Progressive Knife from his body. Discarding it aside, he then approached
Unit-01.


Shinji rolled out of the way, narrowly avoiding being stomped on by Godzilla.
Obviously, the monster wasn't through yet, and showed no signs of tiring.
Getting back to his feet, he faced off against Godzilla once more. It was
a stand off, each opponent waiting for the other to make a move.


Misato watched the action on the screen and shook her head. Was there ANY way
to keep the monster down? Then an idea came to her.

"Maya," She began. "What's the status of the reserve weapons?"

Maya looked at one of the screens and read off the information. "One of the
housings for the guns has been destroyed, we still have three left though. As
well as Unit-02's ax, and staff."

"All right, get ready to launch them on my command," Misato stated.

Maya blinked and looked at Misato. "All of them, Ma'am?"

Misato nodded. "Yes, Shinji needs all the firepower he can get out there."


Shinji staggered back from the impact of Godzilla's tail slamming into
Unit-01. "He's more agile than he looks," Shinji thought to himself.

"Shinji," Misato said as the video link opened. "Get ready, we're going to
launch all the available weapons."

Shinji nodded, trying to remain focused on Godzilla. He ducked under the
monster's fist and delivered a powerful 1-2 punch to the beast's gut.
Godzilla staggered back a bit, but did not go down.


"Now!" Misato shouted.

Maya entered the command to launch the weapons simultaneously.


Within his field of vision, Shinji watched as the decoy buildings opened up
revealing the Evangelion weapon arsenal. He immediately made a run for the
nearest one, and grabbed the hand held gun. Without hesitation, he turned
and opened fire at Godzilla.

The beast roared as the bullets ripped through it's body, bits of flesh and
green blood down onto the ground. Shinji continued firing till the gun ran
out of ammo, and he threw it aside. The attack had caught Godzilla off
guard, and the wounds would take a while to heal.

That didn't stop Godzilla however, as he lashed out with his atomic ray.
Shinji barely avoided the blast as it destroyed the next decoy building.

Shinji cursed to himself as he dashed toward the third building. He grabbed
the last remaining rifle just as Godzilla lashed out with his atomic ray
again. Taking shelter behind a fallen building, Shinji once more opened
fire.

Again, the bullets ripped through Godzilla's ashen hide, and the monster
roared out in pain. Shinji watched as Godzilla staggered and then fell face
first onto the pavement, his green blood oozing from the wounds.

Shinji went over to one of the decoy buildings and pulled out the ax usually
used by Unit-02. He didn't think Asuka would mind him using it though,
given the situation and all. Shinji walked over to Godzilla, towering over
the fallen leviathan, and then raised the ax above his head. He then swung
the ax down, aiming at Godzilla's neck.

Godzilla rolled out of the way, narrowly avoiding the ax. Turning his head,
he blasted Unit-01 directly in the chest with his atomic ray. The creature
stumbled backwards, smoke emitting from the wound. Godzilla slowly got back
to his feet, the gun wounds having hurt him badly. His regenerative cells
were working as fast as they could, but he needed to replenish his nuclear
energy supply. He was beginning to run low, and without it Godzilla would
basically starve.

If he had been at full strength, he might have been able to dodge in time,
but Godzilla wasn't quick enough to dodge out of Unit-01's way. He roared
in pain as the ax drove itself deep into his flesh. In an attempt to get
away, Godzilla began to punch Unit-01 repeatedly into the armor damaged by
the atomic ray. After a few hits, Unit-01 staggered back, clutching the
wound in pain. Godzilla's dorsal plates began to glow an eerie blood red
color.


Rei groaned as she slowly began to regain consciousness. "I am still
alive," she said softly to herself. She looked around to find that she
was still in Unit-00's entry plug. Slowly, the memories of what just
occurred began to surface. She remembered Unit-00's power running empty
and then Godzilla's attacks after that.

The fact that she was still alive meant that either the entry plug was
ejected, or Godzilla had stopped his attack. Either way, the situation
wasn't good. She gripped the controls and began to try and re-establish
the neural link to her Eva. The entry plug came back to life, signaling
that the plug had in fact not been ejected. Still, Unit-00 had been
drained of all power, how was it that now there was power once more?
Rei glanced over at the timer. It was now reset back to full power,
meaning somehow the Umbilical plug was once more active.


Shigeru looked at the monitor in shock. "Unit-00's just reactivated!"

"How? The umbilical cable was fried by Godzilla's nuclear pulse," Ritsuko
stated.

"Did it go berserk?!" Misato asked, worried.

"No, it seems that whatever was blocking the power to the Eva is now gone,"
Shigeru replied.

"So, the electrical disruption only lasts a short while," Gendo said.
"Godzilla's
power DOES have limits."

"Doctor Akagi!" Maya shouted. "Take a look at this!"

Ritsuko looked at Maya's monitor and smiled. "Interesting, how did you
discover this?"

"It was in the Magi's databanks," Maya stated. "Apparently it was
discovered through some genetic research using Godzilla cells."

"Ah," Ritsuko began. "Now I remember. My mother mentioned that the research
scientists had been analyzing the cells in hopes of finding out what exactly
made Godzilla the way he is. In 2006, they were successful in making a 3D
model of his internal structure using their medical programs."

"What is it?" Misato asked.

Ritsuko turned toward Misato. "It seems Godzilla has a weakness of his own,
a second brain."

"A second brain? How can it be his weakness?" Misato asked.

"It's located in his waist. Most likely it controls all body functions of
the lower body. We take that out and he's paralyzed," Ritsuko replied.

Misato nodded. "Transmit that information to the Evas. Tell them to do
whatever they can to render that second brain useless."


Shinji backed away from Godzilla, not knowing what to do now. Everything he
had tried had failed, nothing could stop the beast. The AT field was
useless, Godzilla would just use his Nuclear Pulse like he did on Rei.
Shinji had very little options left.

"Oh no," he thought as the Umbilical cable pulled taunt. He had reached
the end of the cable, he could either charge toward Godzilla, or detach
and try for the next station. Shinji had to make a choice, and quickly.


Godzilla's dorsal plates continued to glow blood red. He would need every
bit of power he could summon to pull off this attack, also making sure to
leave enough energy to make it till he could next feed. Suddenly, he saw the
cable, attached the Eva's back, detach and the Eva began to run.

Godzilla's eyes flashed red as the power was channeled into his atomic ray.
Opening his mouth, Godzilla unleashed a spiraling red and yellow beam of
energy. He fought the recoil of his own attack as it pushed him backwards a
few yards before he finally could get a good balance.


Shinji had chose to make a break for the next cable station. Detaching the
current cable, he made a fast dash toward the decoy building. He cried out
in excruciating pain as Godzilla's attack slammed directly into Unit-01's
back. The powerful beam thrusted the Eva off the ground as it's momentum
carried it forward. Unit-01 slammed into a building, Godzilla's attack not
letting up for a second.

The pain was unbelievable. Never before had Shinji felt anything like this.
Even though he knew it was the Eva getting hurt, and not himself, it still
felt like a hole was being burned into his back. After about 20 seconds,
the attack stopped, and Unit-01 fell to the ground. The back plating had
been completely destroyed by the blast, revealing a part of the Eva's true
form. Even that though, was severely damaged by the attack. The smell of
burnt flesh was in the air of Tokyo-3.


Godzilla closed his mouth, cutting off the beam. The attack had been
successful, and his opponent was undoubtedly out for the count now. But
there had been a price, Godzilla's own energy reserves were dangerously
low, and he had little time to feed. He would have to find a Nuclear Plant,
and fast. He turned to leave the city, when he spied something out of the
corner of his eye. The second he turned, he howled in pain as a metal staff
was rammed into his side. Godzilla realized something was definitely wrong
when everything below his chest went limp, and a cry of pain came as he hit
the ground.


Rei released Unit-00's hold on the staff as Godzilla hit the ground. She
looked down at the monster as he slowly clawed at the air, and could see how
much pain the he was in by his eyes. Rei withdrew her Progressive Knife
and extended it's blade of energy. Clasping it with both hands, she raised
the knife above her head, and then drove it into Godzilla's head. Godzilla
roared one last time, and then...... silence.


"It's over," Ritsuko stated. "Godzilla's dead."

"OK, get all the emergency teams out there now. We gotta get Shinji medical
attention as fast as possible," Misato ordered urgently.

"Well," Ritsuko began as she turned to look at Gendo. "Another menace
disposed of."

"Don't be sure, Akagi," Gendo stated, still looking at the screen.

"Sir?" Ritsuko asked.

"Godzilla has been killed twice before, and both times he has returned to
ravage all those in his path," Gendo said. He got up and began to leave. He
turned to look once more at the screen. "I doubt this time will be an
exception."

Ritsuko watched as Gendo left and then went with Misato to assist the
emergency teams.

END