From: ~*LoL*~ Neon Genesis Evangelion: It's Not Over Yet An alternative ending to the original series "In a freak explosion, the cavity that had been holding the Tokyo-3 safe has been revealed," reported the reporter. "The deaths have mounted to at least six hundred people and all the Evas have been destroyed. NERV's headquarters have been razed to ground. Currently the rescue teams are salvaging whatever they can." The reporter looked hot in front of the fire that was still burning despite attempts to put it out. Behind the raging fire, the cranes lifted what it seemed like the part of Eva-01. She hurried to the site, with the cameraman scuttling after her. "Amazing!" her face carried the appropriate expression. "There is a boy inside. I believe...It's Ikari Shinji! He seems unscathed!" "Out of the way!" First-aid officers shout at the reporter, as they loaded Shinji onto the ambulance. Shinji looked up. "I hate this," he whispered. "Not again. I hate this..." a tear rolled down his cheek. "Misato, Asuka, Ayanami..." "Stay still," ordered the officer. "We will be bringing you to the hospital as soon as possible." "All gone. Ritsuko, Father...All of them are gone, aren't they...Officer?" "They might survive. You did," the officer assured him. "I'm sorry about your death, Kaori," Shinji closed his eyes. "I'm alone now, I hate this. If only I hadn't come here." *0* Huge pillars vibrated as voices boomed to each other. "What had happened?" said one pillar. "This wasn't supposed to happen." said another pillar. "Did you think Ikari did something?" "He is always to be faulted." "Because he is an idiot." "He nearly betrayed us a lot of times." "But the 17th angel was destroyed, wasn't it?" "Our whole investments have gone to waste." "Not all." One pillar boomed confidently. "Not all?" "We have our investments in other countries...Germany, USA and so on." "But we have lost three evangelions in this explosion. Our source of evangelions have also been destroyed." "Don't be too sure." "Have you something you might one to tell us?" "Trust me, everything will go well." "It better." *0* "I hate this. I hate the ceiling..." "What are you, stupid?" said a faint voice. "Oh great," he murmured, "Now I'm going crazy too." "You selfish ignorant prig," continued the voice. "Ayanami. Rei." "Why are you thinking that wind-up doll? What about me? Don't you remember me?" "Asuka." "Yes, Asuka. I'm Asuka. Always remember that name..." Shinji looked sideways. There was a girl badly burnt on the bed next to him. But she was looking BACK at him. "Asuka?" The bandaged head moved slightly, but there was that distinguishable red hair. Of course... "Asuka!" Shinji's eyes widened. "You're...you're alive!" He jumped out of his bed and practically ran to her side. "You're alive." Without thinking, he hugged her tightly. "Of course...and you are alive too, you idiot!" Asuka whispered. "Idiot! Why are you alive? I thought I was the only survivor!" And then she broke down. "Alive. I'm not alone..." "No, you're not alone," Shinji felt happy. Even though he didn't like Asuka that much, but at least she was someone he knew. At least he was not alone. "Will you please let me go? You are hurting me." Shinji sat back. "Do you still hate me?" "Hate you? I never hated you...Idiot! Why would I want to hate you?" "I...fought with your Eva...It was Kaori who made it move of course..." Asuka frowned. "Who is Kaori?" "The fifth child. He was the 17th angel too." Asuka shrugged. "It doesn't matter, cause I can't pilot it anymore anyway. I bet it's ashes right now." "Asuka?" "You know what caused that fire fury?" "I activated my AT field to full, I think." "You think?" "I can't remember it much now." Shinji looked dazed. "I was fighting your eva. You want to know what Kaori said?" "What?" "The AT field is not actually a force field or anyting like that. It's our soul..." "Huh? I can't comprehend you right now. I'm sleepy, and I'm hurting." "Right, Asuka," Shinji climbed back into his bed. "Asuka?" "Yes?" "You won't hate me, or leave me alone?" "If you let me sleep and afterwards, Idiot, if I'm in a good mood, maybe, yeah." "Thanks." *0* "Where am I? What am I? What is this? Why can't I see anything?" "Over here! I think I found a body!" "Who is that calling? What is it that he wants? Why can't I see him? Where am I? What am I?" "Carry her slowly. Wait, I think she's breathing! Quick! Get a stretcher!" "Am I alive?" "We're losing her!" "Am I alive?" "Hurry! I think she can hold on for now, but we need to get her to the hospital quickly." "Am I alive? What happened?" "You will be okay. You will be okay, girl." "Will I?" *0* "All three Eva pilots have amazingly survived the explosion which have so far did not produce any other casulties other than them. Meanwhile, the death toll is mounting. The last count is nine hundred and thirty five people. Seventy -five percent of the bodies recovered are those working in NERV. Family members of those who have died are advised not to come to Tokyo-2 first until further notice." Shinji turned sideways to Asuka. "Do you think..." "Misato?" Asuka asked. She shook her head slowly. The door opened and a nurse wheeled Rei in. "Ayanami?" Shinji looked at Rei. She was as badly injured as Asuka. "Ikari-kun..." She whispered as she was transferred to a bed on the other side of Asuka. "You were there, weren't you Ayanami? With me when the explosion happened?" "Em..." Ayanami nodded. "Do you remember what happened?" "No." "Both of you idiots," Asuka turned to Shinji then to Rei. "Here we are, lying uselessly in the hospital...Who will defend Mankind?" "Some other people. All of our Evas are totalled." Shinji replied and looked up at the ceiling. "And more than a thousand, dead perhaps. Tokyo-2 felt the impact of the explosion as well. Some of the buildings collapsed." "We'll have to stick together from now on I suppose," Asuka mumbled. "You have your family in Germany. Are you sure you want to stay with us...I mean, you'll only see us. You'll probably get lonely," Shinji asked. "I have no family either," Rei added. "Of course I know that. And I know that my family over in Germany won't exactly be pleased to see me." Shinji turned away. "What if they sent us to other families?" "Anybody crazy enough to take us? No. the Children must stick together, cause we are special!" Asuka pulled her blanket over her and went to sleep. "Ayanami?" Shinji called. "Yes Ikari-kun?" "I...You...are..." "I am a clone," Rei whispered. "Yes. They made me for a purpose...I don't want to know that purpose." "But you are also a clone of my mother. Do you know that?" "I don't. Ikari..." "Yes?" "What does it feel to be loved?" "I don't know. I've never been loved." "What about being human?" "It hurts." "And we cry?" "Yes." "I'm hurting," Rei said and wiped her tears. "Ayanami." "Yes?" "You _are_ human." ------------------------------------------------------------THE END------------------------------------------------------------