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A Better Future

By James Lee

Part 1

Note: This takes place in alternative reality of Evangelion.

In the remains of a once great city stood a ruined skyscraper. On top of this skyscraper stood a girl with long red hair. The girl was dressed in a red plug suit and held a hand over the bloody socket were her left eye used to be. As she looked over the ruins that were Tokyo 3 she began to cry.

She was the last. The last human survivor of Third Impact.

All the other's: Shinji, Rei, Misato, Kaji, all her friends, were gone.

"Even that bastard Gendo" she said as walked up to the edge. "Well I'll be joining you soon my friends."

"Are sure that's necessary Miss Soryu?"

Asuka was so surprised by the voice behind her that when she turned around she slipped and fell from the skyscraper roof. Realizing that she was falling to her death Asuka closed her one good eye and waited for the impact that would brake every bone in her body.

It never came. Instead she felt someone grab her arm. Then she felt her body start to decelerate. When she opened her eye she found herself looking at a women holding her arm. The women appeared to be Ritsuko's age with long black hair and large brown eyes. She had odd marks on her face and forehead and was floating. FLOATING!

As Asuka and the women gently landed on the ground; Asuka backed as far away as she could from the strange woman.

"W-Who....What....what the hell are you?" asked a very nervous Asuka.

"I am the goddess Skuld, I've come to help."

"H-help. HELP! YOUR BIT FUCKIN LATE! HOW YOU PLAN TO HELP THIS!" Asuka yelled waving her hand at the destruction around them.

"By granting you a wish; but only one wish." stated Skuld calmly.

"YEAH RIGHT! YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST!" yelled Asuka.

"How do you know you can't change the past? I have a sister who gets trouble for doing that all the time." said Skuld.

"Listen. I wish I could prevent all this from happening; BUT I CAN....." Asuka stopped when the symbol on the women's forehead flared. Asuka then dove for cover as rubble and junk flew around the woman in a whirlwind. The woman's head arched up and beam of light shot from it straight to the sky.

After whirlwind had calmed down the woman look straight at Asuka.

"Your wish has been approved."

"What do you mea....." was all Asuka a got out before she was engulfed in light.

When her vision cleared Asuka found that she was no longer in Tokyo 3. Instead she was in an empty lot. Around the lot were nice small houses.

Looking on the ground Asuka saw a thrown out newspaper that looked somewhat recent. Picking the paper up she began to read.

"The Nerima Gazette.......November 1st, 1997!...."

That was as far as she got before pain, exhaustion, and shock finally made her pass out.

To Be Continued, Maybe.

If your reading this line you may have read the whole thing for which you have my thanks.

James