While escaping the White Whale, Subaru and Rem mysteriously find themselves outside of Tokyo-3. Apprehended by NERV, they must survive and find their way back home. Shinji, Rei, and Asuka make connections with the strange new arrivals.
Shinji Ikari, is a pained existence in this wasteland of a planet. All he has are his 'memories'. Time to pull him out of it. It's time to (not) start from zero.