Note: I've been combining chapters. Sorry if you got a notice a 'new' chapter was added.

Happy Holidays, 2023!

Ever After

Eve's Side

One: Arisugawa's Locket/Doctor Who

"Eve! Good to see you," River Song smiled, sitting across from her.

"River," Eve smiled back as the blonde sipped her juice.

River sat down as she complained, "I felt bad, not telling your friends I knew you."

"Spoilers," Eve shrugged, "can't risk messing up the timeline."

River pouted as she waved down a waitress and ordered a tea,

"At least get booze," Eve gripped, having been unable to get alcohol because she still looked like a teen.

River just laughed mildly.

"Dinner, ladies?" Alpha asked them mildly.

"Just snacks, I think?" River suggested.

"Sure," Eve agreed as they were served a tray of snacks.

"Dumb question... why didn't you and Lilith get involved in the great Time War?" River wondered as they ate.

(The Time War was a huge conflict between the Daleks and the Time Lords in River Song's timeline. The conflict nearly destroyed the universe, and was only stopped by the Doctor.)

"Treaty with the Time Lords," Eve admitted. "We agreed to not interfere... of, and the Daleks threatened to invade the Great Library if we got involved."

"... could they DO that?" River wondered.

"Don't know, not risking it," Eve admitted.

"Fair," River agreed.

"Refills?" the waitress swung by to check.

"Beer me," River grinned.

"I hate you," Eve sighed.

River just smirked...

Two: The Saga of Tanya the Evil

"You can not reincarnate in the universe I watch over!" the bearded, biblical looking God argued.

"Yes I can, the Council of Deities allows it," Eve argued.

"I AM GOD!" he thundered.

"You're A god," Eve corrected, "and you know I and my sister are more than that."

He visibly sulked, "All right, go ahead."

"Thank you." Eve smiled.

Being X scowled as she incarnated...

"THIS UNIVERSE SUCKS!" Eve soon decided.

There was a multi-sided war going on, and she had landed in Dacia of all places. The LEAST military prepared nation in the conflict. When they were dumb enough to piss off the Empire, they got squished.

"So... Miss Erya?" Eve addressed the officer.

Erya smiled charmingly, the slightly older woman overseeing the lady captives. "Yes, Miss Hatsumi?" she asked.

(Sometimes Eve's names recycled. It was a thing.)

"I heard the Empire is recruiting... could I sign up?" Eve asked.

Erya gave her a thoughtful look, "That would be diificult... thought I understand certain officers are hiring staff."

"No letchers, please," Eve sighed.

Amusingly she ended up employed by Miss Erya's boss... a older man who was a perfect gentleman. Honestly, she felt bad vanishing on him when she turned sixteen.

Sailor Venus and the Quest For Power-Ups!

"HOW did you even get into the Great Library?" Eve asked as she looked at the attractive blond in a sailor outfit with armored gauntlets.

"Time Key from Sailor Pluto," Venus noted cheerfully.

"They Key alone shouldn't be able to," Eve gestured and Venus glowed a bit.

"That tickles," Venus noted.

"Your basic power level has increased a LOT," Eve noted, "that, and the Key, let you force your way in."

"By the tone of your voice, that's bad?" Venus asked.

"Very. There are certain books... universes, sealed for a reason," Eve agreed.

"Like?" Venus had to ask.

"You've heard of Cthulhu? Like that." Eve said wryly.

"That's REAL?" Venus blinked.

"Well, similar entities. And universes that are functionally cancers to the multiverse," Eve said to her seriously.

"How do I avoid these.. locked universes?" Venus asked quietly.

"If you're moving across universes and feel resistance... best not to go in," Eve shrugged. "If you end up in a universe like that, get out as quickly as you can."

"Yes ma'am," Venus sensed how serious she was.

"I suppose I couldn't tell you to just go home...?" Eve asked.

Venus shook her head, "There are things I need to do."

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: StrikerS

"So, you're on the run?" Fate Testarossa asked sympathetically.

Eve smiled at her, "It's a bit less dramatic than that...,"

The two Enforcers for the Time Space Administration Bureau had encountered Eve on a case. More specifically, a person connected to Precia Testarossa had tried to grab Eve...

Nanoha Takamachi nodded as she clarified, "So.. you are reborn in each universe, age to sixteen, then move on?"

"Correct," Eve nodded. "Could you... please not tell anyone?"

"Hmm?" Fate asked.

"My sister and her friends are following me...," then Eve sketched in Hazuki, Lilith and her wanting to ship them.

"That's SO ROMANTIC!" Nanoha cooed.

"I think it's a really bad idea, honestly," Fate noted.

"Fate!" Nanoha scolded.

"Okay, okay," Fate gave in, "I'll keep your secret as long as it's not hurting anyone."

"Fair," Eve smiled warmly.

(Ironically Fate and Nanoha were off on a mission when Lilith and Hazuki arrived, so it wasn't a issue anyway...)

Eternal City Crystal Tokyo

"Lady Eve, it's been a long time... relatively speaking," Endymion noted mildly.

Eve curtsied, "I am visiting from the Great Library, not reincarnating this time."

"Trouble?" Lady Pluto, Guardian of Time, asked.

"WHY did a variant of you give Venus a time key?" Eve asked, frowning cutely.

"Ah," Pluto winced. "She sort of stole it from Usagi the Younger," she explained.

"Well, she crashed into my Library," Eve pointed out. "I'm concerned about her damaging other timelines."

"We have allies chasing her," Lady Mercury said reasonably.

Queen Serenity added, "And if we enlist more powerful entities to chase her, it actually increases the stress on reality."

"Point," Eve conceded. She nodded, "All right, but I'll keep an eye on it."

Utena Tenjou, the leader of the Deulists, spoke up, "We recently had Lilith and Hazuki here... was that your plan?"

"Nope!" Eve said cheerfully.

"WHAT," near everyone blurted.

"I don't really control Lilith's jumping between books," Eve pointed out, "I mostly just try to stay ahead of her."

"Oy...," Pluto sighed.

To be continued...

Notes: The different segments take place at different times relative to earlier chapters.

River Song bit: After.

The Saga of Tanya the Evil: Before

Nanoha: Before

Crystal Tokyo: After