Mobile Fighter Evangelion [NGE/AU/Not a Gundam crossover]

32.4, in which a bright ray of sunshine returns.
The specter of the young Suzuhara, her form ghostly and fragile, grimaced at the strange feelings rippling through her. None of her senses were working right: she was seeing music (all the distant lights formed a strange cacophony), hearing colors (the world was blaring a quiet blue)...it was a strange, all-encompassing set of sensations, and yet it was all understandable, in a strange way.

If she were to think about it too hard, she might start wondering about how she was moving through walls, and phasing through floors and ceilings with no difficulty.

But she didn't. It was a matter of will: she wanted to follow the strangely familiar spark, and so she did.

Finally, she emerged into the open air above the Geofront, and she beheld the two Lights in all their terrible majesty. The black Fire, despite being surrounded by the white Fire, was still perfectly visible; the impossibility of this didn't occur to the young girl. The Lights hovered beside the three lesser flames, illuminating them with an overpowering radiance. "...what...?" The golden ember flickered haphazardly in front of her, smelling of impatience and caution. "...okay. I'll hold up...whoever you are." Why was it so familiar? It wasn't even a feeling of knowing someone intimately, as she would a good friend...but the familiarity was one of distinction, of uniqueness.

Finally, the two Lights hovered away from the three flames, moving towards the great sphere of celadon. Eight tiny lights - a shade of something greater, once roaring fires that had become mere smolders - descended from around the sphere, congregating around the twin Lights. "...what in the world are those...?"

xxxx

In the waking world, in the physical realm, ADAM moved away from the three prone bodies of Units-00, 01, and 02, laid side-by-side on the rim of the great hole leading into the Black Moon. They would be the subject of further study once he had a deeper understanding of their physical construction; the violet one bore the [mark/form/essence] of LILITH, while the blue and red ones bore his in turn. Their relative uniqueness was a reason to hold off any in-depth research. That, and the souls within the [creatures/constructs/entities] still persisted, protected from the ravages of his Anti-AT-Field.

Fortunately, there were others available for testing.

Thus did ADAM, now surrounded by the dull forms of the eight remaining Mass Production Evangelions, raise the true Lance and the true Sword. Per his will, the Lance and the Sword extended, piercing into MP-01 and MP-06. Seamlessly, metal and flesh split into fine pieces and segments, dozens upon dozens of chunks pierced by winding strands of red and blue. Information bled through the tiny blades, feeding into ADAM's body for further analysis. HMM. INTERESTING.

They even artificially engineered a way to tap into the Metaphysical Deep.

BY USING A [FRAGMENT/SHADOW] OF MY BEING AS A BASELINE.

And they still managed to create a working model in a relatively short amount of time.

A FAIR POINT.

Have you given any thought as to what species to turn our observations towards?

THE NON-HUMAN MEMBERS OF THE HOMINIDAE FAMILY APPEAR TO BE THE MOST SAPIENT LIFEFORMS REMAINING.

Their mental and spiritual development took quite a leap after your...temporary [demise/hibernation].

I SEE.

Intentionally playing dumb?

...NO.

Yes you are.


NO I'M NOT.

As ADAM continued his dispassionate analysis of the physical forms of the Evangelions, he and LILITH maintained their relatively lighthearted telepathic banter. It was...a welcome distraction, from the recent unmaking of humankind.

However, a distraction was still a distraction.

xxxx

/Primordial Sea/

Ai Suzuhara hovered beside the small bonfire, bounded within the shadowy form of Evangelion Unit-02. The young girl gingerly reached for the dreamlike flames, feeling that strange sense of familiarity again.

"...show some fighting spirit! Stur wie ein Bock sein!"​

There was definitely a sense of distinctness.

"...if I was cheerful, then it made their lives better. So why not be cheerful? It makes sense, doesn't it?"​

And yet...this was someone she knew.

"What good is being an Eva Pilot if I can't protect one of the most important people in my life?!"

"…I give you everything that is mine to give…don't hesitate…take. It. ALL."​

Ai's hand disappeared into the fire. "...hello?"

...hello?

That voice. "You're...you're Mari-chan's sister..."

...I am?

The fire pulsed, flickering red.

...I am...you're Mari's friend...and Mari is my sister...then that means...I'm Asuka.

The warmth of the flames took on a giddy color.

I'm the Second Child. I'm the daughter of Pieter Langley and Kyoko Zeppelin Sohryu...and the Pilot of Evangelion Unit-02...I'm Asuka Langley-Sohryu!

A feminine hand gripped Ai's from within the bonfire. Impulsively, the young girl pulled.
 
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32.5, in which another redhead arises.
First of all, brief shout-out to @amitakartok and his Half-Life/NGE crossover fiction Strategic Cyborg Evangelion. It is awesome and needs more readers.

Moving on.


xxxx

A feminine hand gripped Ai's from within the bonfire. Impulsively, the young girl pulled; from the fire emerged the spectral form of Asuka Langley-Sohryu, her blue eyes sparkling with vitality. "Ai?"

"Yeah, it's me...what's going on?"

"Honestly? Last I can recall..." Asuka went still, her ghostly face scrunching up with concern. "...Kaworu..." Sighing, the Second Child shook her head. "That Dummkopf." She glanced up at the great green sphere, trying to divine any presences within. "Hmm."

"What...what are we supposed to do?" The little girl gestured with her arms, slight ripples billowing through the ethereal sea that they waded through. "I mean...what are we...?"

"I'll have to think about that one. But, first thing's first." Asuka turned around, plunging both hands into the fire within Unit-02. "Come on Mama, it's time to move!"

The interaction was swifter this time, for the connection was more easily made.

...how interesting.

In a brief snap of light, the ghostly fire parted, revealing the specter of Kyoko Zeppelin Langley-Sohryu. "The barriers between souls are...thinner." Kyoko - absentmindedly hugging Asuka back, who was currently in the middle of glomping her - looked around, marveling at the metaphysical world around them. "Another side effect of the Anti-AT-Field...?"

"Who are you?"

Kyoko looked down at the young child. "I believe it's proper to introduce yourself first before demanding names."

Ai would have blushed with embarrassment if she had still retained blood. "Oh. Er...well, I'm Ai Suzuhara."

"She's Toji's little sister and Mari's friend!" exclaimed Asuka, her spectral form still wrapped around Kyoko's. The fire within Unit-02, although dimmer, still burned.

"I see." Kyoko's gaze turned to the shadowy forms of Units-01 and 00, their presence still weighing upon the fabric of metaphysical reality. "...if we're going to reverse this...we're going to need her help. Liebling, try and extract the soul from within Unit-01. I'll deal with Unit-00."

"Okay!" The bubbly redhead floated over to Unit-01's form, casually thrusting her hand into the spectral flames. "Hey! Shinji's Mama! Wake up!"

Ai Suzuhara stared dumbly at the proceedings, following Kyoko out of instinct if nothing else; her understanding of current events was truly as a child's, lacking all perspective and comprehension. Thus, she defaulted to a tried-and-true method: let the grown-up figure out what to do. "Um..."

"I'm Kyoko Zeppelin Langley-Sohryu, by the way."

"Oh. Okay."

"...how exactly did you manifest?" Kyoko floated to a stop beside Unit-00, staring intently at the younger child. "Without my daughter's own spirit to serve as a mirror for my 'self', I would have been unable to define myself enough to separate from Unit-02...who helped you escape?"

"I...I don't know." Ai pointed upward, focusing on the golden spark that fluttered about in a haphazard manner. "I was following that."

Kyoko glanced at the ember, which flickered strangely. "...I see." There would be time to think about it later. For now...there was someone else who had priority. Turning towards the fire that burned within Unit-00, the woman knelt down. "Yui-chan..." Her spectral hands plunged into the flames. "...it's time to wake up."
 
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32.6, in which a soul is made whole.
The immediate sensation that Kyoko felt was one of...delighted frustration.

at long last at long last atlonglastATLASTATLASTATLAST

The soul of Kyoko briefly jolted at the sudden torrent of emotion. Yui?

no more waiting no more separation nomorenomoreNOMORENOMORE

Out of the flames emerged Yui Ikari; whole portions of her form were missing, as though they simply had ceased to exist. Her left eye burned with a ravenous hunger, the sheer intensity of it utterly disturbing Kyoko. "My word...to still persist, even after your soul was reduced to this..."

"Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait." The fractured spirit whirled towards Unit-01, where a similarly-divided spirit had been pulled out by the Second Child. "No more waiting. NO MORE. NO MORE." She all but charged over, shoving Asuka aside.

"Hey!"

Yui floated in front of her missing half. Each one's missing parts complemented the other's: halves of a whole, kept separate by the metaphysical nature of Eva.

Now, thanks to ADAM, they were free.

"It's time..." said the Yui from Unit-01, a joyful smile on her fractured face.

"NO MORE WAITING," snarled the Yui from Unit-00, grabbing her missing half by the shoulders.

The connection was established. The soul recognized itself, and rejoiced.

A flash of light erupted from the two.

xxxx

In the waking world, ADAM suddenly paused. HMM?

...how unexpected.

The First Angel turned around, focusing upon the prone forms of the three Evangelions. Peering more deeply into the metaphysical, he marveled at the sudden burst of spiritual pressure. "NOW WHAT HAVE WE HERE...?"
 
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32.7, in which some of you might impulsively shout "F*** YEAH" by the end.
/Primordial Sea/

The light faded; where there had been two, now one remained.

Yui Ikari looked down at her spectral form, flickering hazily in the orange sea that encompassed everything. "Ah…that's better…"

"Yui? Are-"

The newly-reformed woman held her hand up, halting Kyoko's question in its tracks. "A moment, please. I just…need to process this." For so many years, her entire being had been split; all temporal senses had been suspended, active only when synchronized with a Pilot. In retrospect…it had been a hellish existence. "…still processing."

Asuka hopped to Yui's side, smiling widely at her. "Boy, is Shinji gonna be happy when he sees you! Speaking of which," the Second Child turned towards her mother, "Mama…what are we gonna do now?"

"To reverse this state, we would need a sufficiently large energy source to reestablish everyone's physical bodies…but before we could even consider that, we would need to restore their individual identities to ease the resurrection of their ego barriers-"

"Uh…guys…?"

Ai's frightened question stopped Kyoko's train of hypotheticals, prompting her to look up. "…oh."

Asuka blinked. "…that's…not good."

The two Lights hovered above the shades of the three Evas, their very presence rippling with the afterimage of ADAM's physical body. "YOU SOMEHOW MAINTAINED YOUR SELF-AWARENESS…INTERESTING."

"…may I propose negotiations?" asked Yui Ikari, finally pulling herself out of her self-inspection. "You sound like a fan of scientific inquiry…perhaps we can find some common ground."

"POSSIBLY. BUT NO. HUMANITY SQUANDERED ITS CHANCE: THEIR TIME IS OVER." ADAM's soul flared, the Light becoming brighter. "AND SO IS YOURS."

At that point, fate threw a curveball.

The golden spark flashed, drawing everyone's attention.

ADAM paused, glancing at the source of the sudden spiritual surge. "HMM?"

The golden ember flew upward, rejoining the Star that had been its source.

"…ODD. THERE'S…CONNECTIONS?" The white and black Lights blazed even more brightly; the ethereal chains connecting the golden Star to ADAM and LILITH took on a more concrete form, illuminated by the First Angel's focus. "ANOTHER SOUL…BRIDGED DIRECTLY TO OURS…" The Star descended, coming to a halt in front of the two Lights. "…NOW WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU…?"

Six lines shot out from the Star, arcing behind the two Lights.

ADAM's bewilderment roiled through the Metaphysical Deep. "…ESTABLISHING OTHER CONNECTIONS...? NO. THEY'RE NOT AS ROBUST…PERHAPS POSSESSION?"

Six fires suddenly blazed behind the two Lights.

xxxx

In the waking world, ADAM turned around-

POW!

A white fist slammed into his face, sending the First Angel reeling. The Giant of Light tumbled end-over-end, the Sword and the Lance digging furrows in the ground. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

A single presence just ensouled the six constructs, and then one of them punched you in the face.

I WAS BEING RHETORICAL. That much was obvious; ADAM was far more interested in the how and the why. The First Angel got to his feet, staring at his assailant.

MP-10 stood with its fist outstretched; the five other MP-Evas – 03, 05, 08, 09, and 12 – flexed, as if the soul that now controlled them all was getting used to its new bodies.

"YOU ARE AN UNEXPECTED PRESENCE…BUT YOU ARE NOT NEW…WHAT ARE YOU?"

The S2 Organs within each of the six MP-Evas burned, the soul making its self-image manifest. The faceless heads of the Eva Series morphed, transforming and twisting. Rigid red crests sprouted from the crowns of their heads, and their lips sharpened into something akin to a beak.

Then, as one, they spoke.

"WARK."
 
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PEN PEN !!!!!! YOU GLORIOUS PENGUIN YOU!!!!!

EDIT: You were planning for this from the beginning, weren't you? What with him controlling all those Gundams all this time....! XD

Great Foreshadowing! :D:D
 
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PEN PEN !!!!!! YOU GLORIOUS PENGUIN YOU!!!!!

EDIT: You were planning for this from the beginning, weren't you? What with him controlling all those Gundams all this time....! XD

Great Foreshadowing! :D:D

Y'all should have paid more attention to the last episode:

Misato Katsuragi aimed her pistol at the form approaching her, lips trembling with frustration. "It's not real, it's not real, it's not real…"

'Kaji' slowly wrapped a hand around Misato's hands, making her lower the handgun.

"It's not real…" Even though everything was telling her that this was real.

(I KNOW, WE CAN'T FORGET THE PAST…)​

Behind 'Kaji', 'Saxton Hale' gave a jaunty wave. "You know the manly thing to do: dive in, no holds barred!"

"It's not real…"

(YOU CAN'T FORGET LOVE AND PRIDE; BECAUSE OF THAT, IT'S KILLING ME INSIDE…)​

She gazed to her left, and saw a figure winking in and out of existence. "Pen-Pen…?"

Misato finally relented.

SPLASH!

The only one to differ in terms of actual interaction with Those-Who-Would-Be-Tanged...was the little penguin that could.

Because he tried to save Misato.

/but failed
//and so he sighed
///ruffled his feathers
////and said "Wark." in ADAM's general direction
/////translated: "OF COURSE, YOU REALIZE, THIS MEANS WAR."
 
32.8, in which there is homebrewed sake.
/April 29, 2027/

/Ikari Residence, Yonaguni Island/

"You know, even after reading about Misato Katsuragi's stories about her time in Australia…I still can't believe everything about the penguin."

Yui smiled at Mari Langley-Sohryu's disbelief. "Well…the sensation of Pen-Pen's soul was very unique. From what I read after the fact, he had been bonded with the physical host of ADAM's soul for years. We unfortunately weren't in a position to study his soul after the fact," for obvious reasons, "so I can only speculate."

"And what do you speculate?"

"Well…you have the soul of a creature created by LILITH, altered by constant exposure to ADAM. Neither Adamite nor Lilithian, but a mix…and a stable one."

A gruff voice interrupted the two women. "I'm reminded of Dr. Akagi's constant jokes about deifying that penguin." The two turned, seeing a man with sun-kissed skin, contrasting with his thinning hair and the salt-and-pepper color of his facial hair. Despite the white tank top and dirtied khakis, his shades were as distinctively orange as ever. "In retrospect, she may have had a point." He set a small box on the table in front of them; inside were old bottles that had been washed and cleaned, now filled with freshly home-brewed saké.

Mari chuckled. "Ah yes, you haven't been able to keep up to date with the old Angel cults."

"Beyond their interest in space exploration?" asked Gendo, calmly pouring three separate cups as he spoke. "Not really."

"Well, to put it one way, the Light of the Divine have publicly acknowledged their interest in finding the 'savior of humanity'."

"…I see."

Yui giggled at Gendo's consternation. "To be fair, Pen-Pen was the opening salvo." She took a small sip from her cup, lightly licking her lips. "Hmm. It's…getting better."

"Acceptable then."

The native German grinned as she grabbed her own cup. "Ah, the hobbies of exiled prisoners." The young woman downed her cup in one gulp, letting loose a throaty exhale that would have made Misato proud. "…well, it is better than the batch I had when I was last here. Still needs more kick."

"Says the woman who has admitted her alcohol of choice is vodka," dryly said Gendo.

"Yes. And?"

Yui giggled at the banter between the two. "Well, now that my husband is here…shall we continue? Because we're almost at the part where you and everyone else come in."
 
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Just found this. Wow.

Also, are you seriously about to have the final fight be Pen-Pen controlled MP Evas vs Adam?
 
32.9, in which they take the plunge.
/Local Japan Time: April 15, 2016/

/Primordial Sea/

The six flames formed by the golden Star swarmed the two Lights.

(The First Angel clutched the Sword and the Lance tightly as the six MP-Evas charged at him.)​

The Star flickered with agitation, several small sparks fluttering about the souls of Ai, Asuka, Kyoko, and Yui. Their light rippled through the ether, imparting understanding upon the four.

"…do you really think you can hold off ADAM on your own?" asked Kyoko.

WARK.

"…long enough will have to do," murmured Yui.

"Long enough for what?" asked Ai.

"…to get help," answered Kyoko, looking above at the celadon sphere that housed the remnant of the living. Flashes of stark white and black Light broke through the blazing inferno that surrounded the shade of ADAM. "We will have to be swift."

(ADAM swung the Sword of Uriel, firing waves of ethereal energy at the six beaked titans. They splashed against AT-Fields, the very molecules of the air burning away in bursts of radiation.)​

"Yes! Reinforcements!" cheered Asuka. "Let's go!"

"Easy, Liebling," cautioned Kyoko. "We will still need to be…delicate."

"…delicate. Yes." That was one way of putting it. Yui glanced down at the specter of Ai Suzuhara, who was looking decidedly anxious. Holding out her hand, the woman smiled gently. "Would you like to see your brother again?"

"…I can see Ji again?" Ai looked at the woman suspiciously. "How do you know about him?"

Not counting her impressions gleaned from her imprisonment within Unit-01? "Well…looking at your spiritual form, I see the ones who are most important to you. And Toji Suzuhara is very important to you, I can tell."

"…huh…" The young girl suddenly smiled. "Then that means…if I save Ji…he'll owe me. For like, ever." The spirit glowed with childish glee. "Let's do it!"

"That's the spirit!" exclaimed Asuka, her hand firmly gripping her mother's.

Kyoko held her free hand towards Yui. "It might be difficult to maintain our ego barriers in the midst of such concentrated metaphysical energy."

The brunette smiled as she clutched her colleague's hand. "Then we'll just have to hold on tight, won't we?" A shimmering aura surrounded them all. "…well. Away we go."

(ADAM phased through MP-03, his arm disintegrating the Evangelion's torso.)​

The four spirits rose, delving into the sphere of souls.
 
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32.10, in which someone gets what was denied to him in canon.
At once, the souls of Ai, Yui, Kyoko, and Asuka were buffeted by a whirlwind of cool green energy. As the mass of undifferentiated souls rushed past them, trace remnants of memories - scattered fragments, bereft of context, reduced to pure impressions - filtered through, threatening to overwhelm them.

I left the abbey, soul full of sorrow at the death of Maxwell-

-running through the fields, skin tanned by constant sunlight-

-crack, went the pistol, and down went my bastard of a brother.

A hand tussled my long hair, yet another hopeless suitor-

-I cried and cried and cried for my parents as they were executed-

-her nostrils widened, relishing the smell of grilled steak.

Ai shrieked, her limbs going slack. "This...this...!"

-the book made a decent paperweight, even if they did carry my father's last words-

"Our ego barriers are reacting," murmured Kyoko, her form rattling with tension.

I refused to entertain the prospect. The scandal would utterly ruin the government's civil authority-

"When ego barriers interact, their i-quotient positively correlates with whether their spiritual integrity will trend towards an average," recited Yui, recalling academic lessons from long ago. "Fuyutsuki's Second Theorem. Against so many souls lacking individuality..." The implication was not a good one. Even though the four were utilizing their mutual connections and experiences to maintain their forms, the utter homogeneity of the other human souls was a deadly siren call; if they slipped even once, they would be undone.

-always and forever, I would relish the taste of my aunt's velvet cake.

"Then we need...more...!" yelled Asuka.

Of all my clients, his touch was my favorite-

Yui scowled. "Nothing ventured...nothing gained..." The light of her soul shimmered, briefly warding off the gale; of those she was closest to, she would bet on the most obsessive one of all. "...Gendo!" Her cry echoed through the howling maelstrom.

I raised my hands in triumph, such was the glory of victory-

"Gendo Rokubungi!" She needed to provide an anchor...

-I grimaced as my mother slapped me, her bloodshot eyes red with rage. What a worthless human being-

...wait. There was something...faint. "Gendo Ikari!"

My fist smashed into the police officer's face. I grinned, feeling a savage satisfaction as I broke his nose-

-I waved my drink around, relaying yet another grandiose story designed to elicit reactions. She smiled sweetly, and proceeded to verbally eviscerate me-

"GENDO IKARI!"

The subject material was difficult, but stimulating. Even if it wasn't, I would follow her anywhere-

"LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE..."

-I gladly threw away my old name. She was my everything.

-I looked at the young infant's curly brown hair, and marveled at what the two of us had made-

-my vision was all that mattered. So long as there was even a slim possibility of reuniting with her...I would have hope.

"...AND WAKE UP!!!"

...Yui...?

A small kernel of celadon energy blossomed, taking form. Yui felt a weight settle upon her, wrapping her form in a deep embrace.

The soul of Gendo Ikari simmered with a deep affection. "...even without flesh and blood...I could never forget this feeling..."
 
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32.11, in which Gendo Ikari banks the survival of humanity on how many people hated his guts.
The soul of Gendo Ikari simmered with a deep affection. "...even without flesh and blood...I could never forget this feeling..."

"I missed you too, dear," said Yui, calmly pushing Gendo away. "We can make up for lost time later. We have a situation."

The soul of NERV's Supreme Commander - curling his lip in a way that would've looked like a pout on anyone else - relented, taking in his surroundings with an observant eye. "Ah. I see."

-I yelled loudly, there was absolutely no way it was that cheap-

Gendo grimaced. "...so this is Instrumentality."

"A variant, without SEELE as the controlling godhead."

Another day on the job, the most exciting and most boring beat of all-

"...I'm already struggling to maintain my individual form," admitted Gendo.

"We need to establish a connection in order for a soul to coalesce and regain its ego barrier!" yelled Kyoko, her form flickering as fire. She turned to the glowing maelstrom, and shouted, "PIETER!"

"PAPA!" shouted Asuka, taking a cue from her mother. "MARI! Rei? Shinji?!" The young woman frowned, her spirit blazing with anxious energy. "KAWORU! I know you're all out there!"

"Bro!" Ai looked around frantically. "Come on brother, you need to wake up!" The child was nervous, her apprehension manifesting as a gulp. "Nozomi-chan? Mari-chan? You gotta answer me!"

Gendo looked at the other three with a calculating gaze; despite being a spirit, his self-image included his ubiquitous shades, so long had they been a part of his public persona. "...I see. How much time do we have before ADAM and LILITH intervene?"

(MP-05's hand grabbed ADAM by the neck, squeezing; in the next instant, the First Angel's eyes flashed, and a burst of power blew the white Eva in half.)​

"I would ere on the side of haste," cautioned Yui, before turning looking back into the shining abyss of souls. "SHINJI! This is your mother! Tomoe? Answer your sister! Fuyutsuki-sensei?! Wake up!"

"...hmm. To try and restore their individuality requires a stark image to contrast themselves to, something that they can readily identify..."

Yui paused in her attempts to wade into the spiritual storm, recognizing that tone in Gendo's voice. "...you have something in mind?"

"Yui; you've been bound within Eva for so long, that some of the finer details of life may not have been made apparent when Shinji and Rei were synchronizing with you." The man turned around, cracking his knuckles in an entirely self-indulgent fashion. "When it comes to providing a connection...you couldn't have picked anyone better."

"...pardon?"

"I was the public face of NERV, through all its ups and downs. My very image was used to target and manipulate public opinion in whatever way I could manage; anything that could be used to try and obtain leverage against the old men, I took advantage of. There are some who admire me, many more who hate me, and others who are simply aware of the influence I wield...in terms of public perception, I'm one of the most famous individuals in the world." Gendo glanced over his shoulder, a smug smirk on his face. "Congratulations on being married to a celebrity."

Yui paused. "...oh." The implications quickly dawned on her. "...oh."

"Yes."

"...do it!"

The Supreme Commander of NERV turned back towards the maelstrom, his spirit shining amidst the ghostly whirlwind. "PEOPLE OF EARTH! Hear my voice!"

Trace elements filtered through.

-that blowhard is going to get us all killed one day.

-have you ever seen him actually take a break? I don't-

The Supreme Commander knows what he's doing-

That madman has no business being in his-

-who can trust him-

-I don't know if things will work out...but I made a promise.

"In this realm, where all AT-Fields have been annihilated, and your very beings have been unmade...there are still traces! Even if you have been stripped down, your very essence can draw you back!" He pounded his chest, each motion punctuated by a spark of light. "Let me be the focus! Even if it is nothing but hate or derision...who among you is truly ignorant of NERV? Who is ignorant of Gendo Ikari?!" He raised his fist, face shining brightly amidst the torrents. "If you remember how you felt about me...about NERV...then you can follow it back, as a stream leads to a river! Follow it!" The sea of souls swarmed, rushing over the five individuals. "REMEMBER HOW THE NAME 'IKARI' MADE YOU FEEL! REMEMBER HOW YOU THOUGHT! REMEMBER THE PERSON THAT HAD THOSE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS! REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!!!"

The impressions...the thoughts...the remnants...

-Commander Ikari?

Gendo Ikari-

Ikari?!

Ikari!

Supreme Commander?

Professor...

...father?

...filtered through the widespread perceptions of Gendo Ikari, they regained a sense of perspective. Through perspective, came individuality. Through individuality...came the self.

Whole segments of the abyss splintered and fractured, solidifying into something concrete, something...familiar.

As more souls remembered their individual forms, their very beings served as additional anchors for others to latch on to. Even if Gendo Ikari's message had not been enough to fully restore their self...there were others who could.

-my dear?

Honey?

Mom?

Daddy?

BROTHER!

Grandpa!


It's you!

Ai, Yui, Kyoko, Asuka, and Gendo watched in silence as the whirling energy took on human form in the dozens.

Hundreds.

Thousands.

Millions.
 
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