Chapter 4: Watching You

The choppers dropped them off in the bay. Each of the Jaegers stood a little ways apart from one another, forming a triangular trio of Jaegers. Amérique and Arachnehawk were the two in front whilst the Iron Jaeger stood solitary in the back. The displays onscreen showed Tony the stats of the other two Jaegers.

Amérique was about 76 meters tall, primarily a deep navy blue with a secondary white base color. Its armor was bulky about the shoulders, which Tony had guessed, held the blast cannons that the Amérique was well known for. This Jaeger also came with a pair of Tesla fists of which each contained a highly charged Tesla cell.

Arachnehawk was 78 meters tall, a good two meters more than Amérique. The main coat of the Jaeger was of a midnight black, accompanied by the secondary colour of an equally dark shade of purple. Tony had to admire the way its Conn-Pod –well the Jaeger's head and cockpit– was structured. It resembled largely of a hawk's head itself and on the frontal chest pieces of the Arachnehawk were two white decals of the Black Widow spider.

'Well some people certainly are creature cuddlers,' Tony thought, to which Jarvis responded with an emotion of happiness.

'You know our Jaeger is the best,' Tony continued as he showed Jarvis the specs of the Iron Jaeger.

The Iron Jaeger stood at a majestic 80 meters tall. Tony was incredibly happy that it was the tallest in the trio. Not only that but, the Iron Jaeger was also the most vibrantly coloured out of the trio. Sprayed on with hot red and rich golden colours, it stood out amongst the dull blue and blacks of the other two Jaegers. The Iron Jaeger was also equipped with the best weapons, or so Tony would like to think.

Its right hand was an X-10 Repulsor Beam Blaster that fired dark matter at the targeted Kaiju, which would cause a disruption of the molecular reality on the Kaiju's body. The left hand of the Iron Jaeger was an I-19 Plasmacaster that would wound and cauterize the Kaiju's body. Last but not least was the Arc Reactor in the Iron Jaeger's chest, the source of power for the Iron Jaeger but also one of the most powerful nuclear combustion systems. Tony had also suited the Iron Jaeger in light armor that allowed for quicker reflexes and also installed gravity capacitors that helped to maintain the huge Jaeger's balance.

"Alright guys there's activity at the rift!" Coulson said, his voice a silent reminder in the background that they were at war. "Okay the rift portal just opened. We've got a huge level two Kaiju and another level three Kaiju headed for the surface now. Amérique, the level three will be coming for you from diagonal left. Bucky that's your side. Prepare to brace for impact."

Jarvis waited now as he watched the Amérique move into position. His ears tuned in to the communicator, waiting for instructions from Coulson for them to move the Iron Jaeger into position.

"Iron Jaeger and Arachnehawk, you two take down the level two that's approaching on the right. It's bigger so you'll be needing two Jaegers."

Slowly a Kaiju rose up in the midst of the dark waters of the bay. The creature is large, the Iron Jaeger's system registers it at a good 90 odd meters tall. Jarvis is amazed at the sheer size of it, up close like this he can see that the Kaiju has leathery skin, just as he had learnt back then when he was still training to be a ranger. Together, Tony and he moved into position as they stood by the Arachnehawk. They move in to deal the first blow; a right upper cut to the Kaiju's side. The creature lets out a surprised snarl, clearly not expecting it.

It has horns like a bull on its head and the Arachnehawk seizes it, grappling onto them. The Iron Jaeger closes in with a shot from the left arm's plasmacaster, shooting it right in the chest.

'Great aim Jarv.'

The Kaiju breaks free from the Arachnehawk's grasp, rearing back from the wound. It opted for a change of tactics, choosing to attack with its tail shaped akin to the blade from a swordfish. The creature slashes at the Arachnehawk, the tail bearing down upon the gauntlet of the Jaeger's left arm. Then, just at that moment, the Arachnehawk brandishes its chain sword effectively using its right arm to catch onto the heavy tail. There is the sound of screeching metal as the Arachnehawk struggles to lift the tail.

It's way too heavy to lift on its own.

Immediately the Iron Jaeger comes in, the blades from the plasmacaster helping to hold back the heavy tail as the Arachnehawk's chain sword cuts off the Kaiju's swordtail. The cauterized appendage fell into the sea. The Kaiju roars incapacitated now thanks to the fact that it had lost its tail and its chest area was burnt. It comes back again a third time, jaws wide open. Tony initiates the repulsor blast then and shoots the beam right into the Kaiju's open mouth. The life in its eyes go out swiftly; the leathery body of the Kaiju is left to fall back into the ocean.

The Amérique, that had been single-handedly battling the level three Kaiju, was flung away from the battle site. The Jaeger suit groaned as it was lifted overhead and thrown through mid air. The tentacles of the Kaiju sought out its next target. Arachnehawk moved in, taking the Kaiju's blind spot now as its chain sword bore down upon the beast's neck. Easily, the Kaiju's tentacles slithered around the chain sword and ripped the chain sword and gauntlet right off of the Jaeger's body, leaving the Jaeger with the stub of an arm.

"Arachnehawk down," came Coulson's voice over the communicator, "Clint is hurt. Iron Jaeger you need to out the Kaiju. Amérique move back into position to help Iron Jaeger."

Tony knew that the fight would get nowhere if the Kaiju had its tentacles.

"Initiate ice blasters," Tony said, listening to the tell tale signs that the repulsor beam blasters were being changed.

"Ice blasters engaged," came the voice of the Iron Jaeger's system.

"Fire."

The coolant agents froze the Kaiju's tentacles mid strike now and in one fluid movement the blades of the Iron Jaeger's plasmacaster had shattered the frozen tentacle.

'Another job well done Jarvis.'

'Thank you, sir.'

With the tentacles removed, the Amérique moved in for the kill, grabbing the Kaiju from the back arm around its neck as the Jaeger tackled the beast. The Kaiju reached for the Iron Jaeger with its arms, inevitably crushing the metallic gauntlet as it tried to get a grip.

'Fuck dammit! Don't you dare mess with the paintjob!' Tony growled between the headspace, as the Iron Jaeger's right hand broke free from the grasp, the gauntlet's metallic boards torn off as it went along. Jarvis took the opportunity to strike at the Kaiju with the blade of the plasmacaster, slicing across the beast, shoulder to shoulder. It roared hitting its head back against the Amérique, who was forced to let go.

The Amérique then signaled for them to stand back. Tony and Jarvis swiftly maneuvered the Iron Jaeger out of the way, watching on as the Amérique's shoulder pads opened and the twin blast cannons emerged. A shot was fired from each shoulder, pushing the Kaiju back; its incessant roaring getting louder. As the Kaiju staggered back, the red and gold Jaeger jumped into the air and attacked the Kaiju. The blade of the plasmacaster cutting right through. The repulsor blast followed right after the blade, cauterizing the wound and successfully splitting the Kaiju in half without spilling any of the lethally toxic Kaiju Blue.

The Master sat on his chair, watching as the battle came to a close. His brows furrowed together as he looked to the red and gold Jaeger that had just managed to bring down the level three Kaiju. It seemed to be just like child's play to it. He had never seen this Jaeger before; he is sure of that because he would definitely have remembered those kinds of destructive skills.

"So you're a new Jaeger, aren't you?" he muttered, watching as the red and gold Jaeger turned and headed away. "Quite powerful too…," he muses as he closes the portal, the image of the retreating Jaeger fading.

"I'll be watching you."