Well, you all know the crap. I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion, or the
characters, or the world in which they live. I just want to have some fun
with us and hope that you will love this story.
Please, if you read this, review at least to tell me if there is grammar mistakes.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Aftermath
Chapter1: Visions
Shinji wake up in the middle of Tokyo-3. He stood up, wondering what was all this.
"It's quite simple to understand. It's what actually is happening on earth," said a voice behind him.
Shinji turned round to see Kaworu.
"Why are you showing me this?"
"I just want you to know what is happening. And I want you to know that you have the power to change this vision."
"How? I'm still in my Eva, no? What can I do?"
"You can fight."
Shinji turned to his left and saw Yui, his mother, standing there, smiling at him. Shinji bowed his head, ashamed of himself.
"Explain me how? I'm a coward and a jerk. I'm good for nothing."
"That's wrong. We all know that."
Misato, Asuka, Toji, Kensuke and more others were now standing next to Yui Ikari.
"I wasn't good enough to save you."
"But that's not your role" said Kaworu.
"That's ours!"
Behind Kaworu were now standing all the Angels that Shinji and his friends had fought.
"But we can help them."
Shinji turned once more round to see his Eva behind him. Eva kneeled in front of its pilot and laid a hand flat on the floor, palm up, inviting the young boy to jump in.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Gulprith. I'll explain everything later, if you want it. For now, we can help the angels to save our world. Instrumentality can turn out as a good thing if we act now, my friend."
"Don't be afraid. Everything will be fine. You can do it, dear one."
Lilith and Adam were now standing next to Gulprith and the Angels. Shinji turned his eyes toward his friends and tears filled his eyes.
"But most of you are dead!"
"That can be arranged, because nothing of this was in God's plans," said quietly Adam.
Lilith reached down and sweetly dry Shinji's eyes. At this moment, the young boy saw Rei, standing on Lilith's shoulder, and smiling, really smiling down at him.
"I'm good for nothing."
"If you think so, that means that you're really stupid."
Shinji looked up at Gulprith.
"That's right, you're not really good at telling your feelings, or even at living your life, if you want me to say so. But there's one thing that you do, and better that any other. It's fighting. You had fought the Angels and won against them. You had fought yourself everyday, when your instinct told you to run away from me. But you had kept on piloting me, even when it became nearly unbearable for you. And you're still fighting, at the moment we're speaking. You're fighting against the Seele and its plans for Armageddon. And you're fighting to make the right choice, a choice that could save the entire world. And now, now that I'm finally myself again, I will help you. Whatever the choice you make, I will help you and protect you. And if you think you can't do it alone, I will lend you my strength. If you think that you lack of intelligence, I will lend you mine. You and I are one now, if you want us to be, my friend."
Shinji smiled lightly to his Eva.
"And I'm here to help you."
Shinji smiled at Lilith.
"And we too."
The young boy turned and smiled to the Angels.
"And even if I shall not be there, you can count on me too" said an unknown voice next to Lilith.
A girl appeared next to the mother of the Angels. She waved at him and smiled brightly. A second later, a black and white Eva appeared next to her.
"We're not supposed to be here, but if you need us, we will give you a hand."
"Who are you?"
"That's what we can't tell you, yet" said the Eva.
"And we're here too" two voices said, as the Eva 00 and 02 appeared next to Gulprith.
Shinji smiled at his teammates and finally stood straight.
"What should we do to save the world?"
As he spoke these words, the city of Tokyo-3 seemed to shine and soon, brand new buildings replaced the ruins. Shinji looked amazed.
"You've just saved it, Shinji," murmured Lilith with a smile, "by deciding that it worth you fighting for it. And by deciding that you were worthy of living in it."
The crowd erupted in cheers and the people began to disappear.
"They are returning to this new Earth that you're offered them. None of them will remember anything of this. Just you and us."
Lilith pointed to Adam, the Angels and the Evas.
"And me!" said the still unknown young girl next to her black and white Eva. She winked at Shinji just before disappearing along with her Eva.
Shinji smiled and jumped on the palm of Gulprith, smiling at his Eva. Gulprith raised him to his shoulder and soon, Shinji was standing next to the big purple head, the same way Rei was standing on Lilith's shoulder.
"Everybody will return to their lives. Those who were dead will be reborn. But that include the Seele" said Adam. "So be careful, Shinji Ikari. Your fight only begins."
With these words, Adam and the Angels vanished.
"We will be here if you need us," said quietly Rei "so if you need help, big brother, just shout for us!"
Lilith, Rei and the Evas disappeared as well, letting Shinji and Gulprith alone. Suddenly, pictures flashed through Shinji's mind: pictures of death, of the Earth torn apart by the White Evas, of his friends' deaths. And Shinji understood that it was what could have happened, if he hadn't decided to believe in himself enough to save the world.
"We are one, Shinji. We will always be. Your pains are mine, as your joys. And I hope that we'll stay friends, in the aftermath of the Third Impact."
Shinji smiled to Gulprith and closed his eyes, falling asleep on the shoulder of the Eva.
*~*~*~*
This is my personal vision of the Third Impact, so please don't flame me about it. Just explain nicely why you think it can't be like that.
Next chapter takes place four years later. But I will not tell you all the changes that happened within Shinji at once - evil grin -
Please, if you read this, review at least to tell me if there is grammar mistakes.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Aftermath
Chapter1: Visions
Shinji wake up in the middle of Tokyo-3. He stood up, wondering what was all this.
"It's quite simple to understand. It's what actually is happening on earth," said a voice behind him.
Shinji turned round to see Kaworu.
"Why are you showing me this?"
"I just want you to know what is happening. And I want you to know that you have the power to change this vision."
"How? I'm still in my Eva, no? What can I do?"
"You can fight."
Shinji turned to his left and saw Yui, his mother, standing there, smiling at him. Shinji bowed his head, ashamed of himself.
"Explain me how? I'm a coward and a jerk. I'm good for nothing."
"That's wrong. We all know that."
Misato, Asuka, Toji, Kensuke and more others were now standing next to Yui Ikari.
"I wasn't good enough to save you."
"But that's not your role" said Kaworu.
"That's ours!"
Behind Kaworu were now standing all the Angels that Shinji and his friends had fought.
"But we can help them."
Shinji turned once more round to see his Eva behind him. Eva kneeled in front of its pilot and laid a hand flat on the floor, palm up, inviting the young boy to jump in.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Gulprith. I'll explain everything later, if you want it. For now, we can help the angels to save our world. Instrumentality can turn out as a good thing if we act now, my friend."
"Don't be afraid. Everything will be fine. You can do it, dear one."
Lilith and Adam were now standing next to Gulprith and the Angels. Shinji turned his eyes toward his friends and tears filled his eyes.
"But most of you are dead!"
"That can be arranged, because nothing of this was in God's plans," said quietly Adam.
Lilith reached down and sweetly dry Shinji's eyes. At this moment, the young boy saw Rei, standing on Lilith's shoulder, and smiling, really smiling down at him.
"I'm good for nothing."
"If you think so, that means that you're really stupid."
Shinji looked up at Gulprith.
"That's right, you're not really good at telling your feelings, or even at living your life, if you want me to say so. But there's one thing that you do, and better that any other. It's fighting. You had fought the Angels and won against them. You had fought yourself everyday, when your instinct told you to run away from me. But you had kept on piloting me, even when it became nearly unbearable for you. And you're still fighting, at the moment we're speaking. You're fighting against the Seele and its plans for Armageddon. And you're fighting to make the right choice, a choice that could save the entire world. And now, now that I'm finally myself again, I will help you. Whatever the choice you make, I will help you and protect you. And if you think you can't do it alone, I will lend you my strength. If you think that you lack of intelligence, I will lend you mine. You and I are one now, if you want us to be, my friend."
Shinji smiled lightly to his Eva.
"And I'm here to help you."
Shinji smiled at Lilith.
"And we too."
The young boy turned and smiled to the Angels.
"And even if I shall not be there, you can count on me too" said an unknown voice next to Lilith.
A girl appeared next to the mother of the Angels. She waved at him and smiled brightly. A second later, a black and white Eva appeared next to her.
"We're not supposed to be here, but if you need us, we will give you a hand."
"Who are you?"
"That's what we can't tell you, yet" said the Eva.
"And we're here too" two voices said, as the Eva 00 and 02 appeared next to Gulprith.
Shinji smiled at his teammates and finally stood straight.
"What should we do to save the world?"
As he spoke these words, the city of Tokyo-3 seemed to shine and soon, brand new buildings replaced the ruins. Shinji looked amazed.
"You've just saved it, Shinji," murmured Lilith with a smile, "by deciding that it worth you fighting for it. And by deciding that you were worthy of living in it."
The crowd erupted in cheers and the people began to disappear.
"They are returning to this new Earth that you're offered them. None of them will remember anything of this. Just you and us."
Lilith pointed to Adam, the Angels and the Evas.
"And me!" said the still unknown young girl next to her black and white Eva. She winked at Shinji just before disappearing along with her Eva.
Shinji smiled and jumped on the palm of Gulprith, smiling at his Eva. Gulprith raised him to his shoulder and soon, Shinji was standing next to the big purple head, the same way Rei was standing on Lilith's shoulder.
"Everybody will return to their lives. Those who were dead will be reborn. But that include the Seele" said Adam. "So be careful, Shinji Ikari. Your fight only begins."
With these words, Adam and the Angels vanished.
"We will be here if you need us," said quietly Rei "so if you need help, big brother, just shout for us!"
Lilith, Rei and the Evas disappeared as well, letting Shinji and Gulprith alone. Suddenly, pictures flashed through Shinji's mind: pictures of death, of the Earth torn apart by the White Evas, of his friends' deaths. And Shinji understood that it was what could have happened, if he hadn't decided to believe in himself enough to save the world.
"We are one, Shinji. We will always be. Your pains are mine, as your joys. And I hope that we'll stay friends, in the aftermath of the Third Impact."
Shinji smiled to Gulprith and closed his eyes, falling asleep on the shoulder of the Eva.
*~*~*~*
This is my personal vision of the Third Impact, so please don't flame me about it. Just explain nicely why you think it can't be like that.
Next chapter takes place four years later. But I will not tell you all the changes that happened within Shinji at once - evil grin -
