Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Fiction ❯ A Reunion of Friends ❯ A Fatal Finish ( Chapter 7 )

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Disclaimers:
Neon Genesis Evangelion and all related characters, concepts, etc., are
property of ADVision and Gainax. I only *wish* they were mine.
This story takes place 5 years after Third Impact with flashbacks as well.
Also, I have yet to see if I will continue this with more chapters.
The types of reviews will determine the continuation of this story as long
as they are constructive. Flamers need not apply!
Some characters are a bit OOC as they have matured and grown since Third Impact.
I do need Pre-readers if I continue as well. Hope you enjoy!
Yes It's after Christmas, but I'm posting it none the less.
**** Special Thanks go to Andre Laval for Pre-reading this story! ****

A Reunion of Friends

Chapter #7: A Fatal Finish

Taking Hostages

At had been a week since Asuka and Touji had brought home Akito and Hikari Suzahara.
The twins have been unusually quiet babies in clear contrast to their parents.

But a week is short compared to a lifetime. Exactly on the hour of their birth,
two twin screams echoed throughout the Suzahara home.
The lone female adult nudged the lone male adult to check on the babies, because it was his turn.
Then as he stepped into the hallway a painful thump on the back of his head signified that one he was hit,
and two, that it wasn't Asuka who had caused it as he fell literally and physically unconscious.
Within another minute and five heavily muscled hired hands later, plus a bottle of phermaldihide,
one Asuka Sohryu Suzahara joined her husband in a forced dreamland.
By then, the Ikari's next door were being brought in at gunpoint
by the mercenaries into the Suzahara apartment.

They had stealthily entered their apartment at the same time they invaded Asuka's and Touji place.
The mercenaries had much less trouble simply because they had a gun pointed at Rei's head
when Shinji was awakened.
So they gathered them with Yui and all of them conscious or not,
were taken to the Kyoto-2's seedy warehouse district of town.
At least that's what Shinji could see from the car's window they were in.
On the way out he saw a body that looked like one of the Section 2 agents
that had been protecting them, until now.
But the obvious worry was for Rei, Yui, and his friends.
The worst case scenario seem to be playing out right in front of his eyes,
and he was powerless to stop it.
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Confronting the past

Chairman Keel had been enjoying the video feed from one of his mercenaries helmet-cams as the ex-pilots
and their offspring were being brought to his location.
He particularly enjoyed how the Suzahara's had reacted to the sudden invasion of their home
and subsequent sleep time they had. He evilly chuckled as on his monitor he saw the progress
of the motorcade that was coming to his location soon carrying the last vestige of a failed project that
he was personally going to rectify himself. "I will have my revenge on you Ikari, even if I have to kill each one
of your son's friends and family. I'll make sure he can take those memories
to you to make sure how much of a miscalculation you made in your Third Impact and it's feeble results."
As Keel thought out his plans for the ex-children, another car was making it's way to the back
of the facility Keel was in.
In that car was a figure who wouldn't be thought of as a savior of any kind, to the children,
and especially Keel.
Because the figure, who within five minutes had effectively entered the building undetected, made his way to where he knew
Keel Lorenz was, was also there to fulfill a destiny of sorts. One where he was to right what could be righted.
Why? Because that was the only way he would eventually free his soul to be with his beloved...

Yui!

He was Gendo Ikari, and he was there to prevent his offspring's destruction.
Even though he had the odds against him, even those he was trying to save,
his mission was straight forward.
Save the ex-pilots and their children which he knew included his granddaughter.
But, he had a plan,.. and some help. He just hoped that help would come on time

As the pilots were led in at gunpoint by the hired guns of Keel, Gendo took up a position above and behind the
former chairman of SEELE. He would wait for his opportunity to strike,
but if he didn't get the help he was expecting, not all of the people being held would make it out alive.
He was becoming nervous, not as much as this was his first mission that the powers above had sent him, but it was ...ironic that it had to be his son, and the girl who he raised, and their child. Why did it have to be his son's family that had to be his first mission for repentance? But, with all he caused, it seemed .... justifiable.
Especially to those he hurt. He silently nodded his head as his way to acknowledge that.

He then focused on the scene in front of him.
Shinji, Rei, holding little Yui were escorted to face Keel who was still in his artificial legs
that constituted his lower body. Touji, and Asuka, now awake and holding their children,
were also led to face the former chairman of SEELE.

"Well, well I see the children have grown up and have prospered,
since the Third Impact debacle." stated Keel.
The Children were stunned. Here in front of them was the man most instrumental
in their piloting of the Evangelions, and putting them through hell.
It wasn't long before Asuka had something to say.

"YOU BASTARD! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE PUTTING US THROUGH HELL!" she yelled.

"Sacrifices had to be made to complete the Human Instrumentality Project," was all Keel would say.

"You are a demon! You must have been born from the devil himself to put us through that."
said Touji who was being held back by two of Keel's men.

"It is of no consequence what you say, or think. You were all tools to be used and if Ikari had not betrayed us,
all of us now would have been in the bliss of oneness, and that we would have no wars, no strife, only a community of one
conscious and that would have been ...perfection." Keel sighed. "But you and Gendo Ikari had other ideas. So, judgment for
those indiscretions must be carried out."

Keel then had the babies taken from the adults. After a few shoving matches
and some gun butts being used on some of their heads,
the three babies now screaming in fright, were taken to a sofa facing the parents and Keel.
"Now I will explain the judgment against you..." Keel was interrupted by a frantic Asuka.
"You have no right or power to pass judgment on us you swinehunt!"
"I, and what was SEELE have had the real power here on earth since the first Civilization 10,000 years ago,"
He looked at the shocked pilots and added, "and we will again."
with that he had the pilots held as three masked men came in from their left. Each had handgun.
At Keels order, the three men took position, one in front of each baby, then they raised their weapons and were waiting to fire,
all the while, the babies parents were yelling and screaming at the fact that their babies were going to be shot in front of them
This was exactly what Keel wanted, for them to suffer in Gendo's stead.

But, before the order was given, three successive shots rang out and the three gunmen fell where they stood.
Then all turned to where the shots came from, and there behind a now angry Keel Lorenz, was Gendo Ikari.

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A Surprising Savior

All gasped as the figure holding the gun to Keel's head was revealed to be none other than Gendo Ikari himself.
Rei simply looked at her former guardian, and fainted. Shinji though shocked to see his father
had the sense of mind to catch his wife before she hit the floor.
"Chairman Lorenz, it seems we are at an impasse," said a stoic Gendo to a furious Keel Lorenz.
But what was he going to do? Suddenly a smile came to Keel's face. "Either way," Keel thought,
"I get to kill him, and his family too." It didn't matter to him if he died, just as long as he killed Gendo and his family.

Gendo had played his hand and now knew either way someone would die.
He then thought of how he could save the kids and their babies, even if he died.
And he knew if he died he would never see his Yui again.
Then he looked at Shinji, holding a weak Rei, and at Yui.
He then made up his mind, they would live, so he would have to sacrifice himself.
"That was justice "he thought, "so I can pay some of my debt I owe."

Then Gendo started to bark out orders while keeping a gun to Keels head.
"Allow the Children to get their offspring." Keel nodded, and Shinji, a now revived Rei,
Asuka and Touji ran and grabbed their children in their arms trying to calm the crying babies.
"Now, let them go!" said Gendo.

"Do you take me for a fool, now that your here, it is time to end this by taking everyone
....to their destinies," was all that Keel said before pressing a button beside his hand rest on his seat.
Gendo dug the front of his gun to Keel's forehead. "What did you do?" asked an angry Gendo.
Keel Lorenz laughed, "We will be the victims of an N2 mine blast in approximately thirty seconds."
Without saying a thing, all the bodyguards, and gunmen ran out of the building.
But if it was an N2 mine, you'd have to be outside of Kyoto-2 for it to not kill you.

"Those fools, you can't run from destiny!" were the last words said by Keel Lorenz,
as Gendo put a bullet through the old man's head.

"Great now we can't disarm the bomb," said Asuka still trying to calm her daughter down.
Gendo ignored her comment and approached his son and his family.
With fifteen seconds left, Gendo came up to them and simply said,
"I tried to save you." (He sighed and looked down), "I am sorry."
Father and son looked at each other, then Shinji grabbed his father's hand and
they and the Suzahara's huddled around the babies trying to shield them from the coming explosion, In

5,

4,

3,

2,

1,

"..........."

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An Explosive Conclusion

Nothing! Then Shinji, Gendo and the others see a bright flash, and a roar that could be comparable to a thousand locomotives.
Surrounding them was a semicircular globe of orange hexagons protecting them from the explosion.
As the explosion subsided, the startled friends were confused and scared. The building was gone, but everything around the
block where the building was were left untouched. The explosion's effect was directed up and away from the city.
They saw the figure in front of them dispel the AT field. All gasped as Kaworu Nagisa stood there smiling.

"Kaworu , ... how, ... why, ...?" was all Shinji could say.

"You cut it real close Tabirus. If you're going to work with me, you have to do better," was all Gendo said.

"I like to make things more ... dramatic. How do you think all the legends of angels appearing came from,"
was the angel's reply.

"Well, don't make it a habit, or I'll request for another to take your place,"
replied a clearly perturbed Gendo, who was helping Rei up with Yui in her arms.

"Wait, wait, let me get this straight, you're doing some sort of penance for all you did to us and the rest of humanity?!?"
asked Asuka who had her daughter Hikari in her arms.

"Actually, he had become a sort of preventive agent of sorts for us," answered Kaworu.

"Listen Angel boy, if I asked you something, then you should answer. But I didn't.
I asked our former Commander." Asuka said angrily.

"Yui had requested for me to do this, not to prove to humanity that I could prevent evil,
but to prove to her that I could help people, not use them as tools," was all Gendo said.

"So, Shinji's dad is a clean up crew fixing messes that occur on this planet, right?" asked Touji who was holding
his son, Akito.

"A crude way of putting it, but accurate," added Kaworu.
Shinji then approached his father, with Rei following him.
It was plain to him, that Gendo and Kaworu would be leaving soon.
So he took this opportunity to ask. "Why?"
"Because I thought what I was doing ...would be better for you, and the rest of humanity."
Shinji then hit him with all his might, sending Gendo sprawling to the floor.
"BULL!!
you just wanted to be with mother. You even sacrificed me, Rei, Asuka, Touji, Kaji, Misato!
I can go on and on, just to be with her!" Shinji was now shaking with a furious anger, until he felt his wife's loving hug,
and their daughter wiggling between them. He turned around, and hugged them.
Gendo was holding his jaw now newly bruised by his son. He observed his reaction, and smiled.
He had expected it, so he was ... pleased.

"Gendo, it is time to go. Our next Mission beckons."

Kaworu then made his way to Shinji and Rei.
He smiled at both of them and then placed his hand on Rei's abdomen.
A bright light appeared from his hand, then disappeared.
Rei was weak in the knees, Shinji held her up. "What did you do?" was all Shinji could say to his angel friend.
"Let's just say you won't need any help any more to procreate." Both Shinji, then Rei knew what that meant.
As all three smiled then hugged each other good bye, a tear formed in Rei's eye. "Thank you, brother, for you gift."
She patted her abdomen, Kaworu nodded, then moved to stand next to Gendo who had gotten up still rubbing his jaw.
Touji asked quickly before the two left, "How long will you be serving you penance?"

For the next five thousand years, or until a certain entity decides otherwise.
Shinji then asked, why Kaworu was serving this with his father?
"Because I went against the creator when I allowed you to kill me."
He smiled at his friend and then both Gendo Ikari,
and Kaworu Nagisa disappeared in front of them.

After they left, and the four friends and their charges started walking towards a main road.
Since when they were taken, none of them brought money or cash cards with them.

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Epilogue!

Five years had passed since the near death of all the pilots and their families.
Some more additions to report. Kaworu Ikari was born approximately ten months after their near death experience.
Also another Suzahara baby girl, Mara, joined her older brother and sister.

Shinji completed his courses of study, and now is a composer, first chair cellist of Kyoto-2 Philharmonic,
and Professor of Music at Kyoto-2 University. Rei, is now a Physics Professor at the same University.
And true to what was said previously, Asuka is a Professor of Engineering
and Touji just finished his 3rd winning season as head basketball coach there.

A lone spirit was looking at her progeny, her son and daughter in law were in each other's arms asleep and content with love
radiating from their sleeping spirits. In the next room her namesake was also asleep dreaming things children who don't have a
care in the world should. Then comes the angel's namesake, who she thinks will grow up as Shinji should have. With a happy
childhood, and loving parents and friends to help him.
"Maybe him and Hikari, or Mara. Hmmmm, Maybe," smiled Yui Ikari's spirit as it faded out of her grandchildren's room,
content in waiting the five thousand years for Gendo, but anticipating her son and his family when their time came.
She was happy as those who deserve to be happy, ...are.

I know, it's kinda short, but I wanted to get this done, simply because I ran out of ideas,
plus I have 4 other fics to work on.
But though it's not my best, it still showed one possibility of the series possible future.
Hope you were entertained, and please read and review!

dennisud