Okay, without further ado (or delay) here is the (hopefully) final
version of "Dream of an Angel. What does that mean? It means that I
can get started on the *next* prologue to Destiny's Path. Keep your
eyes out for it.
Changes: Kept Crsytal Knights. Nothing much else
If it not too much to ask, could any of the C&C groups possibly
review this fic. Heck, I'd even appreciate a short MSTing. :-)
Oh, could someone send me (by private mail) the submissions address
for RAAC? Thanks.
What else? Oh yes!! There are VERY BIG SPOILERS IN HERE. Read at
your own risk.
Okay, let's go.....
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A Knight Fanfics Production
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Sailor Moon
Destiny's Path
...the world will never be the same...
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Prologue 1: Dream of an Angel
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Rei Ayanami was dreaming.
Not that this is an unusual fact, for all living creatures
dream at one point or another.
But, maybe because of her life, her dreams were a
bit...unusual. Heck, for Rei, dreaming was a unusual thing, she
practically had to have the concept of dreams and dreaming explained to
her by Asuka.
At some point every night, she would be reliving memories of
her former lives. Of course she had been rejecting those memories,
believing that they were foreign, taking up space reserved for her own
conscious mind, her own individuality. Normally she would have no
problems with this.
But, despite any possible objection of hers, every night, when
her guard was lowered, her memories sped past her at a rate that a
conscious mind could barely tolerate:
--Her "death" at the hands of Dr. Akagi.
--Meeting Shinji and Asuka.
--Numerous Angel attacks.
--Commander Ikari.
--Her "second death" when she destroyed Eva-00' to protect Shinji.
And so it went, night after night: death, life and
conflict...until one night.
On that night, Rei remembered something new.
--"It smells like Ikari-kun."
--"We have seen the world through each other's eyes."
*Where did that come from?* Rei thought in surprise. The
last image she recognized were a pair of glasses that were then crushed
by some unseen force. Then everything was covered in a silvery-white
glare.
When the glare faded, Rei was looking at ruins of some
sort. The sky was pitch black, with stars shining everywhere. Around
her were the aforementioned ruins stretching out to the horizon, which
was brown and craggy, so unlike Earth's green and blue colorings.
"Where am I?" Rei said, looking around. "This must be
Earth, but how?" An insight came to her. "The Human Complementation
Project. Somehow, this has to be the Earth after the Project's
completion."
"It is not, although you are close." another voice
suddenly said.
Rei turned around. "Who is there?" she said. "That is
not important now." the voice replied. "But remember this well. For
this is the past of one age, the present of another age, and the future
of a age yet to come will be born here."
To say that Rei was puzzled would be a grand
understatement. "I do not understand. Who are you?"
The voice came back, this time sounding slightly
disappointed. "You don't need to understand now, although I had hoped
you might. Just remember this, Rei Ayanami, that the future of the
human race may be in its darkest hour. You have a choice: To save the
human race, or to lead it on a one way path to eventual exinction."
"But the Project's purpose is to evolve humanity..." Rei
said. "Yes, to a form devoid of the qualities that make mankind a
special species. My time grows short. The choice is yours. Choose
wisely, Rei Ayanami..." And with that the voice faded. For a moment,
it appeared that the voice might say something more, but there was
silence. Rei was looking around for the source of the voice when an
object appeared in front of her. "A white rose?" she said. "Here?"
She touched the rose, and the glare filled her reality again...
And Rei woke up.
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Asuka Soryuu-Langley woke up, dreaming of a white rose.
"Damn that Angel..." she said as she went back to a troubled sleep.
Toji Suzuahara woke up after dreaming of a white rose.
He promptly went back to sleep.
Shinji Ikari woke up after having nearly the same dream.
But his was different. In his dream, a beautiful princess said: "You
are destined to play a part in mankind's future. Remember that in the
days to come..."
The other thing different about his dream concerned the
white rose. In his dream, it had been Rei who had been holding that
white rose. And she was *smiling*.....
And he woke up. "Must have been Misato's cooking
again." he muttered, and went back to a troubled sleep.
--Somewhere else--
"She doesn't remember." someone said in despair. "Don't
worry," another voice said, "she will in time. And then everything
will be all right, you'll see. Just hold on a little longer."
The speaker then looked somewhere else. "Now Wasshu,"
she said, "are you SURE that these devices won't mess up the *entire*
space-time continuum. I still remember the mess I had to clean up from
your Dimensional Time-Space Controller!"
"Hey relax, Pluto!" Wasshu said. "These Temporal
Displacement Generators will work like a charm. Just remember who
you're dealing with!" The puppets came out of hiding:
Puppet A: "The greatest genius..."
Puppet B: "..in the universe!!!"
Then Wasshu and the puppets started laughing
manically.
Sailor Pluto tightened her grip on the Time Staff. *I
wish she didn't use those damn puppets.* she thought. *Maybe Saturn
can....nah, that would be overkill. Oh well...*
Giving the third being in the room reassurances, Sailor
Pluto created a time portal and stepped through, carrying a large
satchel with her...
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Next time: What is Pluto doing with those generators? And what will it
mean for the Senshi, the Crystal Knights, and the Children? Find out
in "Setting the Stage", the next story in the Destiny's Path series!
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---Author's Notes (or: A guide to the madness)---
There you have it, my first completed fanfic. <Whew!!>
This is only a prologue to a series I'm going to be doing
in the near future, so that's why it's so short.
Now to the questions:
When? In Eva, sometime after the episode "Rei III".
So put it at somewhere between 23 and 24.
The second quote before the main dream scene is not an
episode quote, but a quote from the fanfic "Two Hearts of
One Mind" by the Scriviner. It's a great fic, and one of
the main sources of inspiration for this story. Thanks
Scriv... :-)
The "prophecy" in the dream? That will become apparent
later on, although Sailor Moon fans *might* be able to
figure it out.....
The princess: Since this is a Eva/SM crossover, take one
guess. :-)
Who are the Crystal Knights? You'll find out....heh, heh,
heh....
Why is Toji in this story? I feel that he got a bum rap
his first time out as an EVA pilot, so he's getting a
second chance. You don't like it, sue me. :-)
A white rose? <sigh> That, again, will become apparent
later on. Anyone who says "Moonlight Knight" will be
Booted In The Head, hit with a dimensional hammer, and be
fired upon with a Chicken Cannon.
Why is this being done? I took a look at a spoiler page
for the movie "End of Evangelion," and what I saw
there...disturbed me, to say the least. Consider this
series an "alternate universe" to that ending.
In the C&C of the drafts, someone questioned my interpetation of
the HCP. I'll keep this short and sweet: when I saw the description of
the Third Impact and the resulting event (on a couple of spoiler pages,
along with the current discussion on the EVA ML (semi-plug), I could
only think of one word to describe a collective humanity like that:
Borg. (Yes, I still watch ST, no flames please.) That's all I have to
say on the subject for now. /rant mode off.
Who is that voice? No comment. All further questions
will be directed to the gentleman in the black suit and sunglasses....
Legalese.....
Sailor Moon and all names and terms associated with same
are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi and Kodansha/Toei
Entertainment and brought over the States (in some form or
another) by DIC Entertainment.
Evangelion and all names associated with same are
copyrighted by GAINAX/Project Eva and brought over
to the States by AD Vision.
Tenchi Muyo is copyrighted by Pioneer Entertainment and
brought to the States by the same.
Ja ne!
Brian
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