Agartha so far is sort of a hell hole for Tank Dempsey but after they depopulated the ancient undead civilization with Nikolai and Takeo along with Samantha, it kind of becomes a paradise. Samantha suggested it because after what happened to Earth and the little fight they had against the CIA/CDC/Delta force operators who were sent to kill them due to the fact they just nuked Earth and messed up most of civilization. After the battle, they decided to borrow some makeshift turbine from another group of survivors in Pakistan, who were kind enough to give it them although it did smell like cheese, it was useful enough to overload the Gersch device and teleport him and the others here, too bad the other survivors couldn't come, said they had something to do.

Dempsey smiled warmly about that group, the nerd was like a son to him along with that farm girl but the hobo and conspiracy nut annoyed the hell out of him. He wasn't surprised that Nikolai got along well with the hobo. Well whatever those guys were doing, Dempsey hoped that they complete their objective and some day get their own "big let down device" and visit them here. The American finishes his juggernog and places it on the table in the porch, he passes through billion year old buildings and looks at the view of Agartha, the city is beautiful from this distance with the structures looking almost extraterrestrial in nature covered in grass, something off that mountains of madness book he read before he entered the asylum with his fellow men. The only population in Agartha is only Him, Takeo, Nikolai and Samantha, its pretty easy to get lost in a city like this so the group decided to meet up in the citadel at 4:00 for a head count so they won't get lost. The first time they entered in this city, he couldn't believe it, the zombies yes but alien zombies!?

Dempsey shivered at the thought when they saw their glowing green infected eyes and tried to hypnotize one of the group to fight one another. Another thing they fought here was the cannibal populace: the flesh, they ate zombie flesh and became psycho's themselves. The battle against these guys was difficult but due to the group being experienced fighters (And super soldiers) they managed to overcome the forces in ease.

He checks his watch to see that it is 4:00, its time for the head count. He makes his way down the steps and passes by alleys and numerous old shops from Argathan's, the city looks so vibrant and breathtaking after they turned on the power switch. He walks to the city square where the citadel is, the American passes by the pile of rotting zombie corpses. Dempsey walks in the center of the two building's, he stand in front of the citadel.

The American opens the door to see Takeo greeting him holding some Agarthan cow meat and Nikolai observing the view while drunk on some Argthan vodka, that stuff strong as hell. He then see's Samantha in a body of a dead female survivor that almost looks like her but older.

"Okay, Takeo!"

"Here!"

"Nikolai?"

"Drunk and present! Blahhh!" he throws ups.

"Firthy Russian." Takeo disgustedly winces.

"Okay and Sam."

"Here Mr Dempsey!" she responds in a sweet yet demonic voice.

"Hey guys, you what day is is today?"

The three look at Dempsey in question.

"Its the anniversary where we discovered this place!"

"I agree with you American! Unlike Shangri-la, this place truely is paradise. Speaking of Shangri-la, remember when Takeo kept drinking the water from the water fall so he could live forever? Ha!"

"I thought it was the rear Shangri-Ra, the stories say if you stay there, you could rive for eternity! And honor is eternal!" Takeo responds.

Dempsey grabs the Argathan cow meat and roasts it with a flamethrower he stole from the flesh.

"Mmm-Mmm!"

He gets some Argathan wine for Nikolai and Takeo, strangley enough, it appears that when people enter Agartha, they stop aging. So they'll be here for a long time and even when they get out of here, they would still be in their usual age.

"To us!" cheered Dempsey

Meanwhile Dempsey gives Samantha some Argathan apple juice and a side of Argarthan Chicken wings.

The group responds by clanging their glasses together.

Suddenly the sky goes red and a huge quake occurs.

"What the fuck?"

A demonic laughter fills the air.

"The process has begun! Now I control the aether energy! I can, at last, reach Agartha!" boomed the voice.

"Daddy?" questioned Samantha.

"Samantha my dearest child, I ended the world for you!"

"Wait, you did what!?" panicked Nikolai

"Didn't you hear Russian? I'm in control of ze zombies! I'm in control of every survivors fate! Regretfully, I had to kill ze group you met."

Dempsey is shocked, all this time he thought Maxis was the good guy all a along but now, he hates him more than Richtofen. More voices enter the scene.

"Ah, you fools, why did you listen to him!?" Richtofen winces.

"Hey, your the guy controlling the zombies so...Yeah." responded Misty's voice.

"I thought I killed you all!? Including Leroy!?" Maxis replies.

"You thought, Richtofen lead us out of resolution 1295 using a heavy amount of explosives and weaponized element 115!" explained Marlton.

"Your going to pay for what you done to Leroy! He sacrificed his life for us to get out!" Samuel's voice growled.

"Russman is hungry for blood now!"

"Hmm...Vell, I have a lot of plans for all of you along with WILLE and the mobsters. GRIEF is inevitable."

Dempsey raises his eyebrow.

"WILLE? Isn't that German for will?"

"Mobsters?" questions Takeo.

"I'll kill you Maxis! I'll kill you!"

"Since Edvard wishes to be in the physical world, I should do the same for you Dempsey! This time, in another world along with Richtofen!"

A portal opens up and it begins to suck him in. Dempsey feels like he's getting seperated from his body. The portal sucks him in.

"And you! Vell...Tokyo-3 you go!"

The green run group screams are heard as they are getting sucked out by the portal. More screams are heard.

"What the fuck!? Dammit, We were so close to getting out!" yelled another voice which sounds like her has an mobster accent except more deeper and older.

"Well, at least this beats Arlignton's plan!" responded another voice with the same accent but moderately high pitched and sounded like he smokes a lot.

The voices stop and Nikolai goes to Dempsey's body and checks for vitals.

"He's alive but...He's not here anymore."

"All according to plan, soon this universe von't be ze only van with zombies!"

Shinji feels like something is entering his body but he didn't care at all, he deserves to die like this for causing fourth impact. His vision goes to black.

Meanwhile outside Asuka see's Shinji's entry plug she taps the entry plug.

"Dammit Maxis, I'll put a 45. nato round in his head when I get back to Griffen station!" growled Dempsey in his new found body which is Shinji, near him he feels a handle: its a gun. Must've teleported with him so Maxis could give him a head start for survival.

The hatch opens to reveal Asuka breathing heavily on him.

Dempsey/Shinji points the 45. at her and start shooting but Asuka dodges the shot.

"Don't hurt her..." said the voice from his head.

"Must've been the former owner, poor kid."

He gets up from the hatch and looks down on Asuka, giving her a both confused and angry stare. He unloads the 45. and throws it at Asuka. Dempsey/Shinji jumps off the hatch.

The landscape around him is covered in red residue. He turns to Asuka with eyes glowing green at her.

"Yo, kid, where are we?" he asks in his usual voice.

"You don't remember brat? Tch...Idiot" she responds coldly as if this is some type of prank.

"Look kid, I need to know where I am and who is this."

She squince her eyes at him.

"Your name is Shinji Ikari and this is Tokyo-3, this is the damage you caused."

"Well...Did you come here to kill me or to asks me something?"

"I'm here to take you somewhere...Do you even know who you are?"

"Okay, I have no clue about this Ikari kid but my name is James Dempsey, US marines."

"This brat must've lost it and developed mulitiple personality disorder. Still, people with that don't have glowing green eyes and a deep voice." She thinks.

"Okay, I don't know if the owner knows you but I could tell you think I'm crazy."

In the distance is Rei approaching them. She stops.

"Annd I don't know if the owner knows you too. Can you please stop staring at me like that?"

Rei just stares.

"Lets just go."

Asuka, Dempsey/Shinji and Rei start to walk.

Rei glares at both of them with her eyes glowing blue. She stops glaring and her face changes to a sweet smile. This atmosphere is confusing and depressing, so a song is needed.

"But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door"

She starts singing joyfully, Oh God it sounds Richtofen except female but better voice.

"Shut up!" yelled Asuka.

"Thanks." Dempsey/Shinji said.

"Your welcome."

Rei sighed, she grinned, a foreshadowing for Dempsey.

In this solemn field of silence

I can barely feel the pain.

Blind and deaf to all the violence

And I've always felt this way.

Her voice sounds haunting now which bothers Asuka and Dempsey/Shinji.

On the wind a smell of misery.

Fear and death perfume the air.

It begins again in mystery

And I always end up there

Asuka tries to ignore her signing but her voice is both beautiful yet haunting.

Always unsuspecting.

So easy to lure them away from...

All the angels within.

Dempsey/Shinji feels like these lyrics mean something. Dempsey remembers what Maxis said about Richtofen in the physical world.

I am running, from something I'm becoming.

Unstoppable,

And I'm coming from the something that I'm running from

Becoming one...

Always Running

Like something might be coming.

To follow me

And I'm running from the something that I'm coming from

Becoming one...

The group sets up camp for the night but Dempsey/Shinji feels like something followed them here. He can't shake the feeling.