Tendo had to make sure everything was put into its rightful place after the Gipsy incident. It took him awhile, but he completed his task. Just as he was going to sit down and enjoy a much deserved rest the Breach alarm went off.

No…there has to be something wrong, he thought. He wanted to search for something that would tell him there was a mistake, but nothing was found. He turned to the alarm display and waited for data to show a misinterpretation. Tendo received no such thing, there was no error; two Kaiju were coming out of the breach. He quickly contacted Pentecost by a video link.

"Mr. Choi?" Pentecost said.

"There's movement in the Breach, sir." Tendo responded. There was a brief pause.

"How strong is the signature?"

"Signatures, sir. I'm getting two readings, and they're heading to Hong Kong."

Pentecost informed him to sound the alarm, and with that the blaring noise filled the Shatterdome.

…

The minute the alarm began to sound, Meztli had shot up from her lying position. She had gone to her room to get some rest, but duty called. She quickly put her boots back on and tied her hair in a ponytail. As soon as she stepped out she found herself facing her brother. One look and they went rushing to the LOCCENT. There was no need to communicate verbally; the two siblings knew this could very well be their chance to pilot once again. As they arrived they noticed how chaotic everything was. The workers were all huddled together, awaiting orders. Tendo was scrambling to get the systems back on. Pentecost entered; alongside him were the Hansens and Gottlieb. Meztli was looking around to spot Raleigh and Mako. Her eyes scanned the many faces, and eventually found the two standing behind everyone else. Tendo spoke.

"Marshal, Breach was exposed at twenty-three hundred. There are two signatures."

"I love being right." Gottlieb butted in. This is not the time, Meztli thought. Pentecost sent him his signature warning look.

"What size?" he asked.

"Both Category IV's," Tendo replied. He brought up images of the two Kaiju.

"Codenames: Otachi and Leatherback. They'll reach Hong Kong within the hour."

"Evacuate the city. I want every citizen in refuge, right now. Are there ships in the harbor?"

"Coast Guards are evacuating all crews." Tendo said. Pentecost was silently planning the next move. The Wei's spoke up first and volunteered to go fight. No more than a few seconds later did the Kaidanovsky's volunteer as well. Sasha then pointed at Raleigh, "But not with them."

"Well said Red sister," Chuck said in reply. Once again, not the time for this, Meztli thought. Pentecost cut them off with a swift motion of his hand. Gottlieb then brought up Operation Pitfall; Cherno Alpha and Crimson Typhoon were necessary. Meztli was about to raise her hand to speak, but her brother took her hand and held it down. She looked to her brother and noticed he had his gaze fixed on Pentecost.

"It's a city of ten million against numbers on a chalkboard." Herc said.

"My numbers are correct. A city of ten million or the world? It's impossible to save everyone, but if we do not have the Jaegers to deliver the bomb, protecting one city will not matter." Gottlieb stated.

Numbers, always about the damn numbers. Meztli saw Raleigh looking at Pentecost, who was not giving him the slightest bit of attention.

"You can't save everyone right?" Raleigh said. No reply from Pentecost. Meztli was becoming agitated by the discussion. She knew Pentecost had to handle so much, but if their indecisiveness wasn't ceased there would be no future for anyone.

"What about Aguila? How come no one brings her up?" All eyes turned to Meztli. No one had expected her to speak about piloting after the incident four years ago. Only silence lingered.

"Sir…Do you want to deploy?" Tendo prompted. Pentecost turned to seven pilots. Not Raleigh and Mako or Alex and Meztli.

"Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha, frontline the harbor. Stay on the Miracle Mile." Pentecost turned to Herc and Chuck "Striker Eureka, stay in the back-guard the coastline. Only engage as a final option." All nodded in accordance to his demands. Pentecost turned to Raleigh and Mako.

"You two stay put."

He then looked to Alex and Meztli. An inner battle being waged, but he spoke

"Are you ready?"

Meztli looked to her brother and noticed a flame in his eyes. She looked past Pentecost and locked eyes with Raleigh. Gripping her brother's hand even harder, she looked Pentecost straight in the eyes. Both Hidalgos spoke with certainty.

"As ready as we'll ever be."

….

(Meztli's POV)

I expected the Drivesuit to feel foreign, but on the contrary it was almost as if my body welcomed it. I turned to look at my brother who was also suited up. Crimson and Cherno were already hanging from a pair of Jumphawk helicopters.

"Mez turn around…" I listened to Alex and faced Raleigh. We didn't communicate with words, but simply looked at each other. When it was time to go Raleigh nodded his head toward Aguila's Conn-Pod. I took a deep breath and walked toward it.

Pre-deployment linkage checks had to be done. My brother stepped into the Conn-Pod first and settled down on the right side. I took the left. The same positions as the last time; my brother took my father's spot and I my mother's. I looked forward. Four years of not being in Aguila. A wave of excitement and fear engulfed me.

"Hey Mez…We'll be okay." He flashed me a smile and grabbed my hand giving it a light squeeze. Alex then placed his fingers on the control pad, a cocky grin on his face.

"We're back baby…we're back!"

"Are you ready Hidalgos?" Tendo's voice resonated in our Conn-Pod. Alex moved his head to me, I nodded.

"Begin the neural handshake!" I closed my eyes and took another deep breath. I wasn't too worried about this part. Ten…Nine…One…

A series of memories came rushing into my head. From the day our parent's told us they enlisted, the last moment we spent with them, the pain of fighting a Kaiju alone. I've identified it as the beautiful tragedy. You take the good and the bad. Silence of the drift. I opened my eyes once again. A wave of relief came over me.

"Neural handshake at one hundred percent! Holding strong and beautifully." I could see the smile on Tendo's face. It felt good to be in sync with Aguila again. However, she was missing her partner in crime. I communicated with LOCCENT.

"Hey! My girl needs another fellow Mark III by her side. Just throwing that out there." A few weeks ago I would've never dared to give orders/suggestions to Marshal, but Aguila made me feel different. I needed Aguila and she needed me.

…

Her confidence was slowly returning and began lifting the spirits of tense workers. Pentecost was surprised as well, but he never really doubted that the Hidalgos would run Aguila again.. However, he hadn't expected Meztli to ask for Gipsy to battle as well.

Although Raleigh and Mako were burning to get on the battlefield, he couldn't help but stare in awe at Aguila. The powerful connection between the two siblings could be felt. The Conn-Pod views of the three deployed Jaegers appeared in the LOCCENT. A fourth screen appeared revealing the interior of Aguila Feroz. Meztli and Alex had just dropped. Their movement was almost comparable to gliding. Raleigh knew that the slight grace of Aguila's step was due to Meztli.

"You are to position yourselves at the coastline, your duty is to defend Striker if needed, and act as reinforcements for Cherno and Crimson in case of emergency. Understood?" Pentecost's voice was heard in Aguila's Conn-Pod.

"Loud and clear." Replied the two siblings.

…..

Pentecost and Tendo stood at the front of the command deck, their eyes constantly looking over the displays and console monitors. Gottlieb, Mako and Raleigh were observing as well. The Jumphawks were positioned above the Miracle Mile, a mile behind was Aguila Feroz beside Striker Eureka.

"Reaching target zone," Sasha said. They began disengaging the transport and both Jaegers splashed down. Their lights illuminated the stormy scene.

Tendo continued to watch over the monitors, tracking the movement of the two Kaijus. Both Crimson and Cherno were receiving no visuals of the Kaiju. They were on the defense, waiting for the Kaiju. In a blink of an eye Otachi presented itself and headed straight toward Crimson. She staggered but did not go down. The Wei's prepared for their counterstrike, but Otachi stroke first. A deep dent formed in Crimson's torso.

From afar Aguila and Striker could witness what was happening. Alex began to feel his sister's anxiousness. He turned to her.

"Meztli…relax…" Alex was feeling slightly fearful himself, but did his best to fight against the feeling. She did not respond, her eyes went blank and she could only stare at Crimson. They were fighting with all they had, but Otachi didn't slow down. They were taking a pounding. Otachi had damaged the channels that fed Crimson's plasma reservoirs.

With every beating Crimson took, she felt a blow. It wasn't physical, but she felt pain. Alex began seeing snippets of the live footage of their parents fighting "Serpiente".

"Meztli, you can't undo that…we can't undo that. Stay with me Mez. I need you to fight with me."

"What is going on?" Alex heard Pentecost's voice.

"It's happening again sir. Meztli isn't responding to me." Raleigh heard Alex, his fists were clenched tightly. He took the microphone away from Pentecost; a bold move, but a necessary one.

"Meztli Guadalupe, listen to me. You have to let go of the past. You live for now. You lived for a reason. Don't back down now. "Alex felt his sister's warmth slowly coming back again, the coldness of detachment slowly melting.

"You were destined to step on the serpent. So step on it. The serpent is your fear, you can defeat it. Alex believes in you, Mako believes in you, Pentecost and Tendo. I believe in you." It was a swim against a current; Alex was not going to let his sister drown in fear. He pushed alongside her. They were going to destroy the serpent once and for all! Slowly but surely, Meztli had felt a surge of power come back within her. She coughed, taking in reality. Crimson Typhoon was already down by the time Meztli was fully aware of her surroundings. She said a prayer and looked to her brother.

Her brother revealed the sword that Meztli and Mako worked on. While Aguila's other arm became a shield. She needed to do all that was possible to defend Cherno. Together the two siblings moved as quickly as they could. Cherno Alpha was barely holding her ground against Otachi, but they were fighting until the death. As they approached the Kaiju both siblings jumped. Meztli wanted to ensure the bastard would get a taste of his own medicine. She put all her force into the shield bash. Otachi gave a loud screech and released its hold on Cherno. Leatherback was moving in. It was going to attack Cherno from behind, before Aguila could attack they witnessed another Jaeger be crushed.

(AUTHOR'S NOTE)

I don't think I've ever enjoyed writing something as much as this. Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It's always easier picturing how something goes in your head than writing it. I can only do so much. With that said please give feedback or suggestions!