- Get calm, you’re fine, what or who are you? – Asuka asked to him

- Perhaps he can’t understand our language

- I understand it – answered the robot with his cute voice – Hi, my name is Astro – said as he gave them his hand as a peace signal, Shinji also gave him - It’s a delight to meet you, I’m Shinji

- And my name is Asuka. I hope you’re not planning something dangerous or you’ll be in problems – said Asuka threaten him with her fistful

- I’ll never do anything dangerous against humans

- Okay, I believe you, and what are you?, I haven’t seen a robot like you since I was a teenager

- I’m supposed to be a robot from the Science Ministry of Japan… in the Earth … Why do you look me in that way?, don’t you know about the Planet Earth?

- In what planet you think you are? – Asuka asked in her bad behavior

- Or at least in the part that has survived

- Shinji, I’ve never heard about a Science Ministry – Asuka commented to Shinji in low voice

- Neither do I , let’s see in the timm… Sure, how we were going to know of it?, Nerv was in charge to disappear it little by little. The UN didn’t object in anything.

- What!, the Ministry of Science is no longer here?, and what about Professor Elefun, and my family, and my friends

- Family?... Shinji, this thing was inside of something similar to an EVA, but maybe he could escape from the robots abolition

- You’re right. Tell us Astro, what were you doing inside of that thing?

- It was strange. The sun became extremely overactive. In that way the Earth had finished drying itself. A group of scientists created a gadget to suppress solar-nuclear reactions and in order to save Earth I was ordered to take it until the sun. The nearer I was to the sun, the hotter I felt. My body was starting to melt, but then I saw Atlas, my enemy. We always had opposite ideas as far as the force and the power, he insisted in turned me in a great and powerful robot like him, in the fight he somehow sent in the device towards the sun and my mission was finished although we continue fighting, but a strange giant robot arrived suddenly and introduced me in his chest, he was helping me but in another moment something attacked him, I felt that he flew and that we traveled. We must have gone to another planet, perhaps to Jupiter or Saturn but something more returned to attack the thing that protected me. I don’t know what more happened because I was out of energy.

- When all this happened?

- It was may 23 of 2014

- 2014! – Asuka and Shinji exclaimed surprised

- Wow!, definitely is a survivor

- So he doesn’t know anything of what happened in these years. Astro, Welcome to the year 2023!

- 2023! – exclaimed this time the little robot

- Let’s see… For Start, you were saved for some months from be melted with any robot that talked

- What!

- Yes, it’s a pain, but any robot that had more than 3 functions similar to a human was melted, We didn’t see again a robot walking as people in the streets or chatting, they were reduce to their primitive forms, to useful machines for the man, just as tools

- Even the EVAs weren’t totally human for that reason

- What are the EVAs?

- They were giant robots, there’re supposed to defend the Earth from the menace of the angels and a third impact, the EVAS reached their objective, but it wasn’t good

- After the EVAs defeated the angels, it happened something known now as the third impact, at the beginning of the year 2016

- A meteorite fall again? – the young robot asked remembering his history lessons with his friend Mustache, when he told to his students about the first and second impact

- Yes, but this time it finished with all life: humans, animals and also vegetables. Just some of us that were traveling through space could survive. We tried to rebuild the most of the earthian life. All the space villas were cancelled for live again in Earth.

- All the life in Earth was destroyed? – the boy asked while their eyes began to become damp

- Yes – Shinji answered as he searched in his timm again for more information – We are now 152 human beings in all the planet, plus all the vegetation and animals that have been able to regenerate… and a child robot

- He is crying! – Asuka exclaimed surprised, she never had seen cry a robot

- Yeah, he looks very unhappy. What happens Astro?

- All you said means that probably no one of my friends is with life, and that my family was melted. It will happen to me the same?

- I didn’t believe it, but we must tell to the olders about you

- No Shinji!, some of those old ones could be who voted against the robots. Look at him, seems a real boy, and also has feelings. I have an idea, we can tell that he is a relative of our

- But he is not registered, where he was supposed to be?

-Maybe we could say that he is a nephew that was in Occidental Sector and we meet him in the trip. Do you like the idea Astro?

- Yes, it pleases much to me

- But Asuka, he is like a boy, and what about our promise?. I don’t want to be like a father, I don’t know how a good one must be. Do you want me to remember the only example that I had?

- Do you think that I have idea of how to be a good mother?. You know that it’s my last wish to be one, but this is something unknown for your anonymous fan, and in addition we will be uncles, not parents idiot.

- I would prefer to think it

- If you have a better idea just say it to me, meanwhile you could take Astro with you to the school

- Why with me?, it was your idea, Why you don’t take him with you?

- Because in my group there are no boys who looks of their age genius. Come on!, it’s just for a time. I’m worried for your security, and I didn’t want to told you, but when we arrived there was another letter under the door

- Another letter. Give it to me, Does he gives some clues?

Asuka gave the letter to Shinji that quickly began to read it - Asuka, that man has watched us, he knew that we were going the weekend to the Occidental Sector and that today we were returning

- Well Shinji, anyone can read that information in the daily news of timms. Then what you say. Could your nephew fight for you in case that letters come further on?

- Ok, Astro, welcome to the Langley family

- Yes!

On the following day Shinji took Astro to the school like a student more, he was accepted with affability by the other students. The population was so small that soon the news of the nephew had run by all the Oriental Sector.

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June 6th soon arrived and Shinji wanted to celebrate his birthday. He invited his friends from the university to a party in its department. Kaworu as it was supposed, rejected the invitation, but for the insistence of Kozue did not have more remedy than accept.

The awaited day arrived. When Asuka, Astro and Shinji had finished putting the table and waited for to the guests, a letter was introduced below the door. This time Shinji realized of the moment it occurred and he ran the fastest he could to the entrance. Astro also helped him but neither could see anybody.

Without anything more to do than read the new letter Shinji did it. His pursuer had the impudence to congratulate it, but that was not all, in that occasion he wanted to meet him the following day at the outskirts of the Sector. Shinji did not say anything, simply he kept it again in a bookseller.

Hours later arrived the guests. It was a pleasant and amused afternoon, nevertheless Shinji couldn’t sleep that night. In his dreams he was again in the past. He had to ride on EVA Unit One, he refused, but finally he was convinced and later he saw in his nightmare a series of faces, bleeds, destruction. Everything finished suddenly when he was gotten up anxiously.

- What happened? Asuka asked to him that awoke when she felt so much movement

- It was just a nightmare

- Try to rest a little, you will see that everything will be fine tomorrow

- That I hope

Shinji couldn’t sleep in all night. In the morning he was thoughtfully until the scheduled time in the letter for the encounter arrived. The sky was dark and the black clouds foretold a storm. Astro by indication of Shinji stayed at a distance. A half hour later Shinji listened to a heavy voice that made him shake until the bones.

- Shinji Ikari

- What, Who are you?

- I am the voice of your past, your present and your future

- You coward!, Come to a place where I can see you

The only thing that he could see was a high black figure between some trees, seemed to be a man of severe and thin face. Long purpled haired. Their eyes shined suddenly in a golden tone - What. What is what you want?

- you will know it soon, son of Gendou Ikari - the man of black clothes said while he raised a pistol

That man was very fast and as soon as he aimed at Shinji, a dart left sudden flight, nevertheless Astro, who stayed watching, was faster and managed to turn aside the direction of the pistol flying towards the man and knocking down the pistol to him. The man disappeared. Astro approached Shinji that was thrown in the ground and shaking of fear.

- Shinji, are you fine?

- HE TRIED TO KILL ME! - the young answered with a terrible frightening face

Astro backed down steps as looking for something and gathered an object of the ground

- It is a dart. That man wanted to inject you something The hard rain began to fall while Shinji rose slowly of the ground even feeling as their knees shook. In silence both returned to the department where Asuka waited for them with impatience.

After taking a shower, Shinji seated on the chair near the table and took the hot tea cup in his hands

- Asuka, this man is dangerous. He tried to shoot to me!

- What!. Shinji, I told you to be carefull

- I was, but he is fast

- It must be a drug, but I cannot determine what substance exactly is - said Astro while he observed the dart and he proved with the finger a little of it – It is not a mortal poison nor something to sleep

- Asuka, Why he wants me, What is what my father did so that man hates me, I mean, What as much he knows that my father did and why I have to pay the consequences?

- Could you saw him? How he was? - Asuka asked him

- Somebody stranger. His skin is white, he’s tall with long purple hair, and his eyes… It seemed that he hadn’t until they shined as if they were of gold

- And he dressed a black suit of a single piece and also black boots – The robot added

- I… astro… wouldn’t be there… Hey, you can fly - Shinji exclaimed when remembering that moment, Why you hadn’t told us?

- You hadn’t asked, also have certain hidden arms

Shinji continued narrating his adventure and they determined that if there was a next time, Astro would have to act faster, but they spent several days without there was newness some.

Meanwhile in the university, they advanced with new projects. The director ordered a work of sociology by pairs, Asuka and Kozue were the first team and Shinji and Kaworu the second.

Shinji went to Kaworu’s apartment, they did not take much in finishing the homework because it was something very simple

- Ready, We have all the information kept in timm

- We finished before which thought - Kaworu commented

- Kaworu, can I tell you something

- Yes, sure

- Years ago I had a friend called like you.

- Really?. It is a peculiar name, my parents used to call me in another way, but I can’t remember, my Uncle began to call me thus when I went away to live with him. He said that it was the perfect name for an angel

- Your uncle is much right. You live with him?

- No, he passed away shortly after the third impact, he was already very old, I supposed that he depressed himself when he saw in which form was reduced the planet. Since then I am alone. My parents died when I was younger. And what about your parents?

- My mother died when I was very little and my father… the last time that I saw him was shortly before the third impact. But I have Asuka

- Shinji, Have you sometime ask yourself why in all the world we were the only ones that survived

- I have thought many times about it, many of the men who survived have a good reason, they are fair, wise men, have made resurge the planet. Asuka and I have something to do, nevertheless we do not know where to begin. Perhaps writing a book we pruned to give the message that we want. - Shinji noticed that Kaworu was a little sad

- I don’t have idea of why I’m alive, I do not dare to anything and I haven’t made anything useful. My Uncle wanted me to survive, but I don’t know why.

- Perhaps in a little time you will find out, Well, I believe that it’s hour to return home

- See you soon!

When Shinji left, a strong headache seized of Kaworu leaving him unconscious.

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A month passed away. One day, when Shinji and Astro returned from the school, they couldn´t find Asuka. They thought that she would have been entertained speaking with some of its students, but within the hours went out, they began to be hopeless.

It was already 11 at night when a letter was send under the door of the apartment. The both of them ran to gather it. When Shinji read it, he understood the delay of Asuka, she had been kidnapped by the man who tried to poison him. If he wanted to rescue her, he had to go to the attached direction with Astro.

Without losing time, both went to the suburbs of the city. They entered in a warehouse that was still conserved. Everything was dark, but Astro with his illuminated eyes they stay. It seemed that there was nobody until a light directed to the center suddenly dazzled them. When Shinji separated from the light ray, he received a right blow in its weak point and he didn’t know what more happened.

When Shinji woke up on the following day, he had a slight headache. He watch the place where he was, it was a small room without windows and was illuminated with an artificially light. There a pistol shot a laser beams species towards Astro. This ray didn’t damage him except for immobilizing him from feet to head.

- Finally you are asleep - a voice throughout the room was heard

- Who are you?. What have you done to Asuka?

- Get Calm Young Ikari. Your wife is fine, I am only doing her a few analyses

- Damn you!

- Can’t you say another thing?. You have said the same for years

- Why are you doing this? What do you want from me? – Shinji asked as watching towards one and another wall, but this time he didn’t obtain any answer. Could he be a survivor of Nerv? Suddenly the ray that imprisoned the robot stopped and Astro fell to the floor. He didn’t take much in recovering but when he touched the walls, he realized that he wouldn’t destroy him so easily.

- It would be better that you stop Tobio Tenma

The robot stopped as he heard the name with which he was called the first months of his life and put attention to the voice

- Well, that’s better. It’s a luck that both of you are here. It makes me things easier. Stop!, Hold them alone!. Silence! - For a moment a different voice had been listened there, apparently the kidnapper was not completely alone.

- Astro, it seems that somebody else is with him, and that voice seems to me well-known

- And also to me, it seems like the one of…

- Silence!, I am the only one that speaks here. If you want to leave with life and to see Asuka again, you must do what I order you.

- How we will know that she is fine? Shinji asked watching the ceiling

- I fear that you only can trust in what I say. Very well. Let us begin. It will be something easy, place the helmet that is in the table on your head

Shinji put the helmet of virtual reality on. He immediately began to be in one of his nightmares. Astro didn´t understand what was happening, he only saw Shinji to behave of a different way from since he had seen that he was. Shinji was transformed first into the timid and dissuaded adolescent that had been shortly before the third impact, but in agreement, the illusion continued, he became a man of cold feelings as his father. He was left for hours In that illusion that made him be heartless.

Meanwhile Astro had tried to amplify his hearing to find a weak point in the walls, ceiling or floor, nevertheless the enemy knew him perfectly well and the ray was activated again paralyzing him until Shinji faint after hours to be induced by the helmet.

He woke up again in some minutes, Astro was free again and he ran to help him but Shinji didn´t seem to be the same one. He dealt him with indifference by minutes until he reacted and make him conscious that he was really not like another person. Meanwhile Astro had worsened his senses and found certain weakness in one of the corners. It could be a stair that descended to a cellar. If he had an opportunity he could try to make a tunnel with his force.

This single opportunity took hours for appearing. This time they heard a kind of laughter transformed into weeping. Astro did not hope nor a second to impel itself with a slight flight and to throw the floor. He had not been mistaken, he found a space that descended to an inferior level. They continued hearing the weeping more resoundingly. Astro took Shinji and lowered flying by the opening.

There was very dark and Astro had to catch his eyes to illuminate the stay. It seemed to be an old scientific laboratory. Seeing that Shinji was very scared, he left him in one of the corners that seemed safer and he went towards a door that was on the other side, at the end of a long threshold. It didn’t have any key or locks so he could open it without obstacles to meet a young person who cried bitterly.

When the young saw him, he transformed himself again into the mysterious man. Their short hair grew in rebellious form leaving between seeing a set of dwelled gray hairs and dyeing the rest of him an almost reddish tone, his honey eyes acquired a gilded brightness. His round face was extended wrinkling a little and his glance acquired a strong determination.

- How have you managed to escape? the man asked while he was held with force by the robot that managed to be faster than the crazy scientist

- That doesn’t matter, but you have a lot to explain

At that moment Shinji had recovered his force and went to where the voices were heard and helped Astro to moor him to a chair with a rope that was near them. When the scientist saw himself without success, he transformed himself again into his original form.

- Help me! - the young person shouted, Shinji was really surprised

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