Heh didn't update as much as I wanted I was busy on my vacation doing...nothing...yeah...on the bright side I found out about a cool site called tvtropes if you've heard of it.
Also Yoko won't be as distrusting of Nia because the first time Kamina had died because of Lord Genome and so she didn't like the fact that the daughter of the one who killed Kamina was on board. Thats my story any way.
Nia glared as she ran outside onto the deck of the Dai-Gurren and glared at Adiane.
"Adiane, I am princess Nia daughter of Lord Genome. I command you to leave peacefully." She said authoritatively.
Adiane raised and eyebrow "Simply impossible, why would the princess be here." her Ganman raised its fist.
"Ma'am stop!" a beastman said popping up on her screen.
Adiane glared at him "Why?"
"Ma'am she said she's the princess, and she has a resemblance to her." the beastman tried to reason.
"You think so?" Adiane said the looked back at Nia with a cold cruel look in her eyes "Then I guess we're just going to have to kill her and not put it in the official reports."The Ganman swiped at Nia.
"All our transmissions are being recorded!" the beastman said rapidly.
The arm stopped mere inches from Nia's body.
Adiane scowled and lifted her Ganman's arm and turned back to her vessel.
She turned to the Dai-Gurren "Make no mistake you stinking naked apes, I am not retreating. I will be back."
The centipede Ganman retreated into the waves and disappeared shortly followed by the waves.
Back on the Dai-Gurren Simon looked on confused along with Kamina, while Yoko glared at Nia.
"Hey, is Nia really a princess?" Kamina said rubbing his head.
"Yes, apparently of our enemy." Yoko replied.
Simon and Kamina looked at each other then back to Nia.
"So what are we going to do about Nia?" Zousha said when team Dai-Gurren was having its debreifing.
"Uh hu, what are we going to do about her Kamina." Kittan said.
Everyone looked to Kamina who stood leaning up against a door frame, he had his eyes closed and a serious expression on his face.
He opened his eyes "Personally? I don't think shes a threat at all." Everyone was stupefied then Kittan spoke up "How do you know?"
Kamina grinned "I have a gut feeling." everyone groaned.
"Well, oh wise and powerful leader, I don't think we can simply follow a 'gut-feeling' we gotta have at least an interrogation.
Everyone agreed.
Kamina shook his head "Whatever. Go ahead and interrogate her see what good it'll do ya." he stood up and walked out.
Nia was sitting with Gimmy and Darry at a table eating surrounded by Team Dai-Gurren with Kamina sitting in a chair next to Yoko and Simon looking on on the wall to the side.
"Hey can you help I can't cut my meat." Darry asked Nia.
"Here you go." Nia said smiling.
"Ok, what the hell is going on, this is an interrogation and you guys go and make her dinner!" Kittan shouted at the other guys he turned to Nia "Ok time to get to business."
He sat in a chair glaring at her trying, and failing, at intimidating her.
"How are you, it is a nice day isn't it Mr-?" Nia asked smiling.
Kittan looked at her in confusion "Uhm, I'm Kittan eldest of the black siblings and second in command of Team Dai-Gurren."
"Huh, never mentioned making YOU the second in command, I thought I made SIMON second in command." Kamina said.
"Details details." Kittan said waving him off.
Kittan shook his head "But thats besides the point, now I will be getting information from you. Even though you are cute you are the enemy." Kittan said.
"Oh, whats and 'enemy'? Nia asked.
Kittan face-faulted "What! An enemy is a bad guy! Some one you beat the snot out of" Kittan shouted.
"What's 'beat the snot out of'?" Nia asked again.
Kittan growled "It's when you make the bad guy eat a knucklesandwhich."
"What's a 'Knucklesandwhich'?" Nia asked.
"You know it seems that the roles are reversed here isn't it?" Leeron whispered into Kamina's ear making him jump.
"Hey I heard that!" Kittan yelled at Leeron who just smiled and winked.
Kittan tried to stop the gag reflex.
The 'interrogation' lasted for a few minutes.
"Ah, thank you for this conversation Mr. Kittan I have learned much about the 'beating people up' and the 'pissing of people off'." Nia said
Kittan smiled "Of course what with my excellent communication skills."
His three sisters all snorted at that.
"I think thats good enough for today Kamina said standing up "Go on leave I think we all have more important things to be doing." Kamina stood up and started to walk a bit.
"You know your injuries are almost good enough for you to pilot." Leeron remarked.
Kamina smirked "I feel like I can take on all of the Lord Genome guys whole army." he walked out with Yoko to the cafeteria.
Simon smiled and walked up to Nia "So, want to go for a walk?" Nia smiled.
They were walking around the ship talking about the talk she had with Kittan.
"I had learned from Kittan that my father had done terrible things to people on the surface, I can hardly believe it myself. But I also believe that the people here are good." Nia said.
"We didn't do anything, it is the Spiral King who is the one who is the bad guy. I wonder what life would have been like if he hadn't eve existed." Simon said staring off into space.
"Do...do you hate my father?" Nia asked.
Simon thought about it for a few seconds "Yes, yes I do, I hate that he tries to take freedom from people and that those who want to be different are murdered." Simon said.
Nia looked down "Do you also...hate me?" she said looking up at him
Simon looked at her with so a serious expression that Nia looked down "No, Nia, its impossible to hate you, your so innocent." he chuckled flicked her nose "and naive, trying to see the good in everything. I think those are nice traits to have in this world." he said smiling.
She rubbed her nose and giggled then lapsed into silence.
"...Simon...why do you fight?" Nia asked.
Simon looked shocked then thought about it "I...I guess its because my bro got heart and I want to protect him, He had been injured because of me you see." Simon looked downcast "but I also want to make it so that our children can run and play in the sun and not in some cheap underground tunnel that could collapse at any time."
Nia smiled "Hey, Simon can you tell me about this bro person."
Simon smiled "He's hot headed, stubborn, and the greatest man I have ever known. He never backs down from a fight and he never leaves a friend behind. He is also one of our best fighters, no matter what he always takes things with a grain of salt. He is always laughing even if the odds are against him, especially when the odds are against him. I'm happy to call him my bro." Simon said bursting with pride.
Nia smiled "He does sound like a great man."
"Eh, don't give him too much credit now." Yoko said smiling.
"Oh, Yoko."
"I left Kamina back in the med-room he was given orders directly from Leeron to grab extra sleep. He's really getting better now. "
"That's better." Simon said with a smile.
All three sat in silence watching the clouds pass by.
"Simon." Yoko said. he looked at her. "I don't think Kamina getting injured was your fault."
Simon sighed "Yes, if it hadn't been for me Kamina wouldn't-" Yoko punched him over the head.
"Kamina said I should belt you if you start thinking like that. It realy isn't your fault Simon." Yoko said shaking her head walking off.
The spotter was in the Crow's Nest was just about to doze when he saw something on the horizon approaching fast.
He rushed to the intercom "Giant wave heading here get ready!"
The Dai-Gurren was then hit by the water and started to float around.
Adiane's Ganman stood on the Deck.
"Enemy Ganman sighted." Kinon said through the intercom.
"I told you I would have come back." Adiane said.
Kittan ran on deck followed by Nia and Simon "Wow, its that crazy chick with the fins."
"Let me see the princess and I will leave peacefully." Adiane said.
Kittan growled "Bring it on I'll wipe the floor with you."
Bayakka touched his shoulder "Uhm, the Dai-Gurren isn't repaired yet, and it'll take awhile for us to get our Ganman started."
Kittan nodded and a scared expression crossed his face "Your right lets just hand her over."
Kittan was knocked upside the head by Yoko "What the hell are you implying?"
Kittan rubbed his head "Uhm...nothing."
Nia shook her head "It's fine, I will go to her."
"Do you really want to Nia?" Simon asked.
"Yes, I shall take responsibility." she turned and walked to Adiane.
"Adiane is your profession to hunt down humans and slaughter them?" Nia asked.
"Yes." Adiane said with a hint of mirth in her voice.
"And was it on my father's orders?"
"Of course." Adiane said with a raised eyebrow.
"Tell me Adiane are you and the others fighting only because you are told to?" Nia asked
Adiane laughed cruelly "No, I would personally hunt down all these naked apes on my own."
"I command you to take me to my father Adiane so I can talk to him about the situation." Nia ordered.
"You know what you really piss me off, I never liked you you little runt. You aren't a princess anymore your own father has disowned you. So I am completely in my rights to squashyou." she said with barely contained glee. Her Ganman turned into a scorpion and she picked Nia up.
Simon ran to Lagann and jumped inside and jammed the Core Drill in and turned the key. A spiral of energy showed it was online.
'I have to rescue Nia.' Simon thought to himself making Lagann dash as fast as its tiny legs could go.
"Nia!" he shouted Lagann trying to get to her.
"Simon!" Nia shouted.
Even as Simon's Ganman tried to get to her several others ran past him attacking Adiane one of them was Gurren who deftly picked Simon up and threw him at Nia.
"Go get her Simon." Kamina yelled from Gurren.
'Bro?' was Simon's one thought before he was totally engaged in rescuing Nia
Lagann crashed into the arm which let go of Nia, the dome opened and caught Nia and closed before landing on the deck.
Nia was sitting in Simon's lap blushing as she held onto his neck.
"Hey there." Simon said blushing too.
Nia looked down embarrassed.
The King Kittan and three other Ganman crashed into Adiane's Ganman sending her flying.
She stopped mid air and shot her spear at the Moshogun smashing it into the ground.
"Come on see if you can take me, try it at the same time if you think it can help you now." Adiane said.
A rumbling came from behind her.
She turned and saw a mile long foot smash into her complimentary from the Dai-Gurren.
It was stomping down for the finishing blow when Viral's Ganman came racing to stop it.
"I am sorry I am late." Viral said to Adiane.
He turned and threw the Dai-Gurren back.
He picked Adiane up and saw the Gurren.
Viral growled "Mark my words human I will be back to fight you."
"I'll be waiting for that Viral." Kamina said with a grin.
Viral used a smoke bomb and disappeared off the battlefield with Adiane.
Simon opened up Lagann and let Nia out.
Everyone was grouping around them.
"Thank you everyone for trying to help me, I am sorry for being a bother." Nia said.
"Hey it's nothing just look." Bayakka said and pointed to behind her "Just check them out."
She turned to see everyone cheering for her. "I feel, very happy, thank you everyone, especially I would like to thank Simon who was the first to try to rescue me and the one to catch me." Nia said blushing bright red.
Simon blushed "Oh, it was nothing."
"Nothing? Simon that was truly a bad ass moment for you." Kamina said jokingly from Gurren.
Simon smiled as the crowd cheered "Simon, Nia, Simon, Nia."
I decided to end it right here, don't worry the next chapter will be out sooner than you think.
You know what was really interesting? Making this chapter and then seeing episode 10. I actually re watched episode ten while making this fic and it blew my mind about how optimistic I'm making it.
Next time The gang gets kidnapped and Simon learns more about his own self respect.
