A Better Future

By James Lee

Disclaimer: The usual stuff. These character aren't mine. blah,blah,blah. They belong to there creators. blah,blah,blah.

What has happen: In an alternite EVA universe Asuka is the last survivor of third impact. Skuld gives her a wish and she wishes to 'prevent all that's happen'. Asuka soon finds herself in Nerima in 1997 and sets out to stop second impact alone. After watching all her friends die once, she doesn't want to make anymore. Mean while a younger Skuld detects the Asuka's arrival as a temporal disturbance. Feeling she has something to prove to Urd and the others, Skuld decides to neutralize the disturbance on her own. Skuld's first attempt however, fails.

Part 6
Skuld sighed as she worked on the test. Her mission was becoming very frustrating. She had been there three days now with no results to show for it. Asuka was proving to be a hard target to neutralize.

Between working and sleeping, the only time had Skuld seen Asuka was at school. Since Skuld had first attacked her, Asuka had now stayed close to large groups of students. This meant that Skuld couldn't use her bombs. She doubted her sisters or Kamisama would approve of undue casualties. Also, because she only saw Asuka at school, Skuld also ran the risk of meeting Ms. Hinako.

Skuld shuddered at the thought of the vampire teacher. Ever since their first confrontation, the woman seemed to have it out for Skuld. Now Ms. Hinako drained her for the slightest mistake. This had earned her the sympathy of the entire class (minus Asuka). Ukyo's fiancee Ranma said that he felt her pain. Seems to be he was Ms. Hinako favorite before Skuld came to school.

It had not helped that a student by the name of Kuno seem to be interested in her and wouldn't leave her alone. Skuld never thought that she would run into any mortal who was more perverted than Keiichi(1). *What's he mean he'll date all FOUR of us!?*

Then there was that Nabiki girl. She had been hassling Skuld for information about Asuka ever since their first fight. Skuld had told her it was none of her business. Ukyo however, had warned her to be careful of the 'mercenary' Tendo. That she was.....

"Ms Eisbarm! Why aren't you working? Are you cheating?"

"Ah ah NO Ms Hinako. I just g-got distracted that's all." Skuld was so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed that she had stopped writing.

"Oh really. Well don't be distracted or ELSE!"

"Y-y-yes Ma'am."

Ms Hinako looked at Skuld like a lion looking at the fattest Gazelle in the heard. She didn't know why, but draining Skuld had felt particularly good and had kept Ms Hinako in adult form for over six hours. Since that first day, Ms Hinako had been looking for any reason to drain Skuld again.

Skuld quickly returned to working on the test. *At least I have the weekend to look forward to.* Thought Skuld with a smile. During the weekend she'd have time track down Asuka without Ms. Hinako breathing down her neck. *I'll get you yet Asuka! And then everything will be fine. Or will it?* Skuld looked over at Ms. Hinako.

Skuld was beginning to wonder if Asuka really was the disturbance. Sure she was a violent anti-social. Sure all Skuld's sensors said Asuka was the disturbance. Besides those two facts however, Asuka appeared to be a normal student.(2) Ms Hinako on the other hand drained the life force from the living and changed age often. Was Ms. Hinako the disturbance? Was Ms. Hinako causing her sensors to pick out Asuka to throw her off. Maybe she should ask....*NO! I said I do this on my own and I meant it. I'll lay off Asuka for while and investigate Ms. Hinako this weekend. Yeah that's what I'll do.*

(1) Perverted in her eyes. This is true of any mere mortal that tries to date her sister.

(2) Granted a weird student.

*****

Nabiki was beginning to eat her lunch when Ritsuko came up to her and handed her a file. Nabiki sipped her tea as she look through the information. "Well that didn't take long."

"Well this time you only asked for information about only one expedition and like I said; my moms working for them." Said Ritsuko as she sat down. "I really didn't even have to hack any computers. I just asked her about it over dinner."

"So what did you find out?" Asked Nabiki, wanting to hear it from Ritsuko herself.

"The whole expedition is being backed by Keele Lorenz."

Nabiki raised an eyebrow. "Keele Lorenz? The wealthy industrialist?"

"You know him?"

"Only that he's rich and he's German."

"Well he really has dual German/Israeli citizenship and rich is NOT the word. The man has companies all over the world! He has defense contracts with the German Bundeswher and the Israeli IDF. He's also big into biotechnology. He was one of the ones who's raising hell against the ban on human cloning. He also does a lot of 'favors' for the UN."

Nabiki looked back at the information. "Hmm Interesting."

Ritsuko nodded her head. "Yes. Unfortunately, what I just told you is just about all I can find out about him. The only other thing I could find is a tabloid article that said he was part or leader of some secret international society. Some sort of shadow 'Big Brother' organization. I tried hacking into one of his company's computers, but I was stopped short and almost got caught!"

"So there's nothing else in here?"

"Well there is one thing, he's in Tokyo right now."

"Oh?" Nabiki saw Asuka and waved her to come over.

"Yeah. He's visiting Lortech Japan, the company my mom works for."

Asuka walked up to the table. "You have my information?"

Nabiki held out her hand. "Umm hm."

Asuka reached into her bag and took out the money. *This better be good. I'm running out of cash!* Asuka then noticed the girl that was sitting next to Nabiki.

Nabiki took the money and handed the file to Asuka. She then noted how uneasy Asuka looked and whom she seemed to be uneasy about. "Oh Asuka this is my contact, Ritsuko Akagi. Ritsuko this is Asuka Soryu."

Asuka became even more uneasy. "I have to go. I'll keep in touch." That said, Asuka turned around and left the cafeteria as fast as she could.

Nabiki blinked then turned to Ritsuko. "What was THAT all about?"

Ritsuko looked at her. "You're asking ME?"

"She was looking at you like you were a ghost." Ritsuko shrugged. "I've never seen her in my entire life.Wait! Isn't she the one who sliced up Kino about a week ago?"

Suddenly Oshii entered the cafeteria and sat down in front of Nabiki. "Nabiki, we got a talk!"

Nabiki looked at him "You find something out?"

"I got hold of the plans Asuka's been working off of and Xeroxed them." Oshii placed a piece of paper in front of Nabiki. It appeared to be a technical drawing. Nabiki looked up at Oshii. "OK. What is it?"

"Well you see this formula in the upper right." Nabiki nodded. "That's cyclotrimethylene and that's trinitramine. Which when you mix together with the other stuff, you get a compound known as RDX, a sensitive high explosive."

"So she's making a bomb?"

Oshii shook his head. "Not just any bomb! Nabiki, when the chemistry club makes a bomb or land mine to defeat Saotome it's usually just a powder bomb, more bark than bite. Asuka's got about five kelos of this RDX surrounded by over 300 ball bearings! This bomb is design to KILL!"

Oshii's last statement made Nabiki blood run cold. The thought of such a device in Asuka's hands turned that cold blood to ice. "Ahh Nabiki?"

Nabiki turned to Ritsuko, who now looked very nervous. "T-That information we just gave her. S-Sh-She's not going to try to blow away Kheele Lorenz is she?"

Nabiki got up grabbing the paper and Ritsuko. "Come on!"

"W-Where are we going!?"

"To find Ranma!"

To Be continued.

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