Editing Campaign:NERV Boston (section)

===The Ikari Incident===

''"Rashiid, put the base on Yellow Alert. It is quite possible that Boston will be invaded by conventional military forces... and perhaps Evangelions."''<br\>
''"RAMSEY, WHAT DID YOU DO?"''

Nerv Japan and a JSDF Battalion launched a surprise attack on Nerv Boston, with the only warning coming from Ramsey's mysterious superiors. Infantry and tanks were airdropped directly into the city of Boston, and Japan's three Evangelions were also deployed. Boston's pilots, thanks to Ramsey's warnings, were prepared to meet them. Asuka in Unit 02 ran headlong to engage Thorbjorn, as they had antagonized each other during their childhood at Nerv Berlin; Asuka was intercepted by Sonny, who cut Unit 02 - and Asuka - open with a Prog Knife. Rei in Unit 00 and Shinji in Unit 01 were engaged by Evan and David. Rei called down an airstrike directly on top of her that completely destroyed her Eva and severely damaged David's. Evan, unfazed by the blast, simply reached up and tore Unit 01's head clean off. 

Through all this, Rashiid was too busy commanding his tanks, VTOLs, and security forces to notice an unmarked armored car rushing into a launch port and taking it down into the geofront. Security forces finally reported the intrusion, just in time for Rashiid and Ramsey to see Gendo Ikari using his commander autorization card to open the bulkheads to Nerv HQ. All the bridge crew took cover and retrieved their weapons. The assault team, consisiting Ikari, Misato, and four soldiers came up the elevator to the main bridge. It's at this point that Rashiid realized that something was completely wrong with Ikari's arm: it was all purple and squamous. Ikari demanded that the bridge crew surrender, and a firefight broke out. Rashiid shot Ikari directly in the head... except that the bullet bounced off an A.T. Field. Ramsey threw an unlabeled, glowing syringe at Rashiid, who hesitantly used it, and took one himself. Ikari at this point lifted his mutated arm and caused McClaine's Ego Barrier to collapse. At the sight of this, and due to a roll of 00 on his fear check, Ramsey grabbed a handful of syringes and injected all of them into his neck. 

The invading Evas dealt with, and screaming and the sounds of fighting coming from the Comm, Sonny and Thorbjorn returned to the GeoFront, where they attempted to assist in the person-scale fight. Sonny realized that Ikari had an A.T. Field - although it was a red pattern, strangely enough - and neutralized him. During this mind-on-mind assault, she learned that Ikari had merged with Lilith and was coming to merge with Adam, in order to become God and resurrect his wife. Then she noticed Ramsey, who had a ''blue'' pattern A.T. Field, and was going Super-Sayian. Ikari, his security detail now a smear on Unit 11's hand, used his A.T. Power to float directly down a shaft leading to Terminal Dogma. Ramsey shortly followed.

There may have been a mind-bending showdown between the two Nerv Commanders, if Thorbjorn hadn't unloaded his Heavy Bolter into the tiny shaft. Sonny confirmed with an A.T. Ping that Ikari was dead and Ramsey was alive - barely. Hours later, Ramsey was dug out of the wreckage, badly burned, horribly mutated. Solomon gave him an antidote, and the visible mutations began to subside. Rashiid asked Solomon for some of that antidote, realizing that he, too, shot up with this mystery substance. Rashiid later found out that he had injected himself with angel blood, giving him a minimal deflective A.T. Field that might have assisted should Ikari have attempted to tang him. Ramsey had injected himself with a cocktail angel blood, a steroid that supposedly only works on Evangelions, and core juice. 

Topside, David and Evan were fighting over the entry plug containing Shinji. Evan wanted to murder him, because his Eva perceived Shinji as a threat, and would not rest until all threats to her baby were destroyed. David, who recently replaced David, knew the punishment for murder and was trying desperately to save Evan from a similar fate. He successfully recovered the plug and made it safely into the Eva bay, but Unit 10 would not shut down until Evan extracted a promise that he would be allowed to beat the shit out of Shinji. 

After the smoke cleared, it became apparent that Ramsey would be unable to lead Nerv during his recovery; an acting-Commander was necessary. Bitchface promptly quit, leaving Rashiid in command. Rashiid's first act was to publicly execute the officers responsible for the JSDF involvement in the invasion. He then questions the pilots that are still alive. Shinji Ikari, upon finding out his father died, begged to be killed. Rashiid let Evan beat the shit out of him in person, then executed him by firing squad in private. Asuka Langley, who now has a scar running from above her left eye down to her left thigh, begged to fight for Boston, wishing only to prove herself and pilot Evangelion. Rashiid accepted; Units 01 and 02 became Units 14 and 15 respectively, with Tanya and Asuka as their assigned pilots.

After the incident, Rashiid was summoned to the SEELE conference room, where many secret things were said, and authorization was given for a large construction project in Terminal Dogma.

[[Campaign:Nerv Boston/Ikari|After Action Report:The Ikari Incident]]