Evangelion

Promise me your real...

"where am I? who Am I?" Asuka... "who's there? Why do my eyes hurt?" Asuka... "Where are you!?" Asuka... "GET OUT!" With a flash the young woman found herself standing upon warm sands, gazing forward into a clear sea of blue. She could only stare and marvel at such beauty as the crisp air lifted a few of her crimson locks "Mein gott..." A timid hand reached and brushed her hair back, was this real? Or was it a dream? The warm sand about her toes, the cool air, the wondrous colors, could this be her own paradise? Her pride returned with a swift mental slap "I must be crazy, this is too good to be real" she scoffed proudly as she spun on her heel and found herself once again in awe. Four massive monuments stood, each made in the likeness of the Evangelions. At the ends were Units 00 and 01, in the center was her own beloved unit 02, and next to it was the very angel that had near impaled Tokyo three with its blade. Figures were carved upon their shoulders, Rei, Shinji, Herself stood proudly, while the angel held a figure of Jaeger upon its shoulder. She rubbed her temples "sure why not, my bodyguard's an angel, makes perfect sense" she growled sarcastically, though with what her and the rest of Nerve had seen, it wouldn't have been all that surprising to begin with.

She began walking forward, finding a stone path leading past the large statues. Soon she found herself silently striding to a massive palace straight out of Arabian Knights. The entrance held two rather burly guards with their heads and faces covered by turbans. When she stepped up the two blocked her way with their blades "No one is permitted entrance" Both declared in unison. Asuka simply scoffed and crossed her arms "you dare stop the great Asuka Langley Soryhue?!" Both suddenly stared before quickly dropping to their knees before her. At first the young pilot was stunned before grinning triumphantly "much better" She passed them with a prideful stride, lavishing in getting the treatment she believed she so rightfully deserved. Oddly as she thought of that, she felt a deep sorrow within her mind. She continued forward, raising a rather curious brow as any one she passed instantly bowed before her before going back to what they were doing "what am I a goddess?" she asked herself silently.

Finally as two more guards opened two rather large doors she found herself in a rather large room, at the end was a throne where a very familiar man sat "You!?" The man smirked, rising from the throne "You expected some one else?" She crossed her arms, tapping her fingers absently "I didn't expect you with a goatee... now what the hell am I doing in Egypt!?" The man simply smiled, gesturing to the palace "Ancient Persia my dear" she only scoffed at that while he went on "I brought you here to tell you, how real do you think reality is?" She glared at him, growling silently "What's that supposed to mean?" The odd man simply grinned as he stepped towards he slowly "Do you think any of your life up to now has been real? The things you've seen? Things such as Misato's sudden sobriety? Shinji Ikari's and Rei Ayanami's relationship? Your sudden rise in your sync tests? Come on my dear Asuka, I thought you were the clever one" The red head's face went from irritated pride to wonder "you mean... everything is" "False my dear" With a silent growl the pilot of unit 02 lunged and tackled the man into the ground, nails digging into his shoulders "Then What The Hell Is Real!?"

The man only smiled and raised his hand between their gazes "This" A snap of his fingers and Asuka threw her head back, screaming as a surge of memories and emotions flooded her mind. She rolled onto her side, clutching at her skull as memories came, memories of her mother, of the kiss she shared with shinji, her downfall tests and her loss at the hands of an angel that tore the limbs of her Eva from its torso, and another molesting her very thoughts. "STOP! STOP IT PLEASE!" The man simply stood and brushed himself off "you wanted to know what reality was, so I gave it to you" She rolled about on the ground, hoping to detour the horrible thoughts and memories away "MAKE IT STOP!" Her Eva came to her mind, being mutilated and devoured by several winged white Evangelions, at that she began screaming in her native language. Then just as they had come they left her, laying on her back staring at the ceiling of the strange palace, horrified. The sun was coming down on her, soon the shadowed figure of the prince "do you want your pitiful reality? Or the wonderful world I have created for you? A world where you can have a man worthy of your greatness, where you are invincible?" She could only stare silently, and only a few words fell from her lips "idiot... where are you..."

"Asuka! Asuka!" The young pilot's eyes slowly opened, a figure hidden by the darkness of night was above her "Asuka wake up" She groaned silently, staring sleepily up at the silhouette "Shin...ji?" A lazy arm brushed along her eyes, the weary blue gaze clearing, seeing not the weakling she knew, but the man that was her body guard "sorry to wake you Engel, but you were thrashing in your sleep" The young pilot slowly sat up, her yellow shirt falling open to reveal a bit more than a modest woman would want "Are you okay?" She turned and stared into his eyes, her own beginning to well up with tears. She couldn't remember the dream entirely, but she could easily recall the pain and misery within it. With a silent sigh she fell into his chest, her arms lazily draping about his waist "Jaeger... promise me... promise that your real..." He could only watch silently a moment before holding her gently, delicately brushing along her fire red hair "I... promise... Mein Engel..."

Kyle: well that was short

Asuka: I should kill you and dismember your corpse with a chainsaw

Jaeger: Hey she's threatening! That means she's happy

Shinji: this chapter... was really confusing

Kyle: Anything confuses you, now excuse me but that looks like a very painful object Asuka's lifting and I want to be in the next county before she decides where to ram it

Rei: ... that leaves me to give the insight for the next chapter... correct?

Shinji: well Jaeger's a bit drunk so it seems so

Jaeger: I'M NOT DRUNK!! I'm jus... a wittle... yea I'm drunk...

Rei: very well then, the pilot of unit 02 makes love to the designated body guard to each of the pilots while major Katsuragi films the expressed intimacy

Shinji: ...

Jaeger: ...sweet

Shinji: Isn't that illegal?

Rei: Also according to the author's notes... a discovery is made...

Kyle: Hey! No Reading My Notes!

Jaeger: Is that a lead pipe rammed up your-

Kyle: Yes it is...