A Nautilus Production

By Capt. Nemo

Okay, you asked for it, and here it is, chapter four of 'A Mothers hope'. I hope you enjoy this final installment of this fanfic.

I don't own any of this.

On with the Story.

A mothers hope.

Chapter 4

Even to this day, ten years later, the impact of third impact continued to shape the world. People where still returning for the sea of LCL, and trying to get on with their lives. They where dedicated to the task at hand, and had made a promise to themselves to never forget what had happened, to look towards the future, and what it held. Humanity was starting to enter a new age, a new age where the future was brighter then ever before, one that promised to allow them to take their place in the stars, to say 'we are here'.

One man had worked the hardest to bring this about. He alone knew how close humanity had come to edge that day. The burden had been his and his alone, he had decided the fate of man kind. Looking back, he could remember the days right after third impact. He remembered being found by a rescue team from Russia a few weeks later. They had taken him and the others to Siberia, and eventually on to Moscow where they where hailed as heros, being the only survivors of third impact. Their journey then took them to Germany, the place where his wife was from. Finally, after three years of travel, they where allowed to return to the city that started it all, Tokyo 3.

Looking out over what remained of the city, he saw that the orange sea had shrunk in size, revealing more of the geofront. You could still see the scaring from that fateful day. What remained of a battle ship that had once stood proudly in the geofront could still seen laying where it had been thrown. It was amazing was still there, after all, it had been the site if third impact. And once again, they where forced to leave it behind.

They traveled even more, this time to America. It was there, that he asked the most important question in his life. He asked the love of his life to marry him. She said yes.

A few years later, they where allowed to return to Japan to live there. It was there that they where finally able to settle down and start a family. He had changed over time, becoming more muscular, and developing a back bone. He know stood 5'8", but had kept the same hair cut. His eyes where still a dark blue, but this time they showed that he would not be stopped, that there was nothing that could stop him from dong what he wanted, well, almost anything.

"Papa, papa, papa, can we go to the park?" the little girl asked running up to her father. She was about four years old and had the same hair color as her name-sake, and was about the only thing that could bring Shinji Ikari to a stop.

"I don't know Rei," The Shinji told his daughter, "It's up to your mama."

"I think it's a good idea, Shinji," Asuka said as she came out of the house. "We haven't gone to the park in a long time." They lived in a slightly wooded area out side of Tokyo 2; they had wanted to live near Tokyo 3, but the area was still off limits. The house stood next to a lake, and had two floors with spare bed rooms for anyone who was visiting. Around the house where some fields that Shinji worked in. He let young kids from the near by town work in the fields during the summer as a way to get some pocket money.

"I guess your right," Shinji replied, "plus it'll be a good chance to see Misato again."

Asuka had only grown more beautiful with age. Her long red hair reached down to her lower back, while the rest of her had filled out perfectly. Her creamy skin had developed a slight tan from all those years of traveling. But the thing that made her glow was her extended stomach. She was pregnant with their second child. The doctor told them that they where going to have a healthy baby boy. In an instant they knew what his name was going to be; he was to be named after the man who brought the two together, Kaji.

Asuka remebered recieving the letter form her mother a few months after third impact. In it, Asuka's mother assured her daughter that she was okay, and that she was proud of her. The letter had helped her get over a lot of her problems. There was a problem, Rei Ayamani needed to be reborn. Because she never had a chance at life or to be who she was, heaven had decided to send her back looking like she had. The problem was that she was dead, and that ment that she just couldn't return, she had to be reborn. After thinking about it, Asuka agreed. It had taken her some time for her to come to this decision. She haddn't liked Rei, but after hearing her story, she had decided to do it.

"Well then, what are we waiting for?"

"Can we go see grandma too?" Little Rei asked. Aside from having the same hair color as her name-sake, she also had the same eye color. About the only thing that was different between the two was their attitude. This Rei was more out going and loved to have fun. "And aunty Misato too?"

"How about I give them a call while your getting ready." Shinji told his daughter. He knew that he couldn’t say no, they always got together when ever they could. Pretty soon the trio was on their way to Tokyo 2 Evangelion Memorial Park.

After getting stopping to pick up lunch, they arrived at the park. At the center of the park stood the memorial to the evas and their pilots. The memorial consisted of statues of the four evas at four different points surrounding an empty base. The empty base was supposed to hold the statues of the pilots, but their identity was still classified. On the other side of the park stood a museum to the Angel Wars. Inside stood a full size mockup of unit 02. Also in the museum where items salvaged from Tokyo 3. A lance from the final battle, commander Ikari's desk, part of the MAGI, Misato's uniform, and other artifacts. One wing remained empty, it was to be dedicated to the pilots once it was known who they where. Shinji and Asuka remembered sitting down and telling what they remembered from the angel wars so that people would know what they went through.

Near the statue of unit 01, was a table. One of many, this one was the one where the group would get together. The trio could see that the other part of the group was already there. Misato was sitting next to Yui, and on the other side of the table sat Dr. Akagi, Maya, and a few others. Basically, the head staff of the reformed NERV had taken the day off.

Dr. Akagi had returned about one year after the event, having decided that the best way to get her revenge on Gendo was to live on. She had made her peace with Yui and Misato and was know working on the next generation of the MAGI. She had also started dating one of the scientists from America.

Maya had returned as well, and was helping Dr. Akagi. One major thing was different though, She was engaged to Shigreu. The two had returned a few days apart and had met at one of the relocationcenters. They had quickly fallen for each other. Shigreu now taught Guitar lessons at the local high school where he also ran the computer lab.

Misato had finally gotten over the loss of Kaji, and was dating again. She ran the local branch of the UN. Having joined under the promise that she would lead the hunt for SEELE. She had hunted them down one by oneby following them to the ends of the earth. Eventually, those that had returned had been captured.

NERV still existed, though now as a research institute. Yui know stood at the helm of the organization, and ran it fairly. They researched new fields of medicine and technology. It was the field of medicine that they had made the most improvement. Looking back, she really couldn't remeber her days trapped in unit 1, she did remember how she got out. It was because of the act of a goddess who had lost the man that she loved to third impact.

A few years ago, Asuka’s friend, Hikari, had been involved in an accident that left unable to bear children. Asuka had dragged her and here new husband, Toji, to Dr. Akagi's office at NERV and told her to 'fix'Hikari. After a few tests, the doctor was able to fix what was wrong. Using her DNA and some stemcells she grew Hikari a new Uterus. Hikari now ran a restaurant with Toji. The two had gotten married two years ago.

Others had returned from the sea of LCL, while others had not. The government kept an eye out for those who returned.

After lunch, the group just sat and talked. Yui then heard the sound of a motorcycle, looking over out of curiosity she saw familiar face riding in the side car. It was the goddess that she had met all those years ago. She looked happier then she had ever seen her, with her hair flowing out behind her as the couple raced by.

'Everything has turned out for the better', Yui thought to herself. She then went back to watching her granddaughter play with the other kids.

END.

Finally, an end. It took me a while to write this out, I know its not as long as some of my other chapters in other stories, but it's just right for this one.

Until next time,

Keep your stick on the ice.