I do not own Gurren Lagann, Gainax does. My OCs belong to me respectively. Jack, Salaco, and Mortaco belong to Toenn Gun. X-cution comes from "execution" and "excuse". Thank Bleach for that.
Teppelin - Highest Level
There was a heavy clank as the elevator stopped. Mugen Kanus looked up as the door separated with a mechanical hiss. Beyond it was the vast, circular throne room, a room in which, not too long ago, he had stood confidently and gazed down upon lesser Beastmen.
Lordgenome sat on his chair in a pose that bespoke of intense boredom, his head resting on his fist in his concubines gathered at his feet. Lordgenome wasn't the one who bothered Mugen, as the Spiral King was clearly not interested in the current proceedings.
Rather, it was the others gathered around him that caused Mugen to start sweating bullets.
"Well, well," drawled Cytomander, his tone smug. "The man of the hour has arrived." Mugen said nothing as he strode forward, placing himself between the two Generals. He didn't need to turn his head to sense Guame's silent fury coming from his right, his gaze burrowing into the dog beastman's afro.
To Cytomander's right was a blonde-haired humanoid beastman with yellow slitted eyes and beast-like hands in a brown-red combat outfit. He had his hands behind his back as he regarded at Mugen with a passive stare. To Guame's left was a humanoid beastman with the head of a Hammerhead shark and numerous limbs, and he, or she, wore a black tunic. And to the blonde beastman's right was Segundio Twoni, looking apathetic.
"Mugen Kanus," said the Spiral King, opening his spiral eyes and staring down at the dog beastman. "Do you know why you are here?"
"I have a pretty good idea. I assume that I am to become..." he paused, thinking of Codine Waterthron's smiling visage. "The scapegoat for the kingdom?"
"Yes." Mugen felt his heart plummet, knowing exactly what was about to come.
"It appears that, for someone who has the tactical brilliance of a troglodyte, you are quite perceptive. You are being charged, not only with bankruptcy and laundering of state funds, but also with responsibility for the failure of your little group. Considering that you are the only one alive," sneered Guame, "we didn't have any other options."
"I understand. I will take any punishment you give me, Spiral King." Mugen then got onto his knees and bowed, his head on the floor. "I deserve it...for my shame."
There was another pause, as if Lordgenome was thinking, before Guame broke the silence.
"Your Majesty, if I may, would you allow me the honor of setting up a firing squad for him? You heard what he said after all." Mentally, the Northern Army General was salivating at the chance of putting the mutt down for his failures. Lordgenome kept staring at the bowed dog's head.
"Mugen Kanus. You were the head of the Teppelin Special Defense force, appointed by me, and were recruited to join the ISO. For your entire tenure as a member of the ISO over the last two hundred and thirty-nine years, the Teppelin mainland has never once been attacked. Is that true?"
All of those present turned to face their King, save for Mugen who kept his head down.
"Yes, my liege." His voice was low. "I always placed the mainland above all others, perhaps maybe even the ISO itself..."
"Then I'll allow you to speak in your own defense."
This caused the Generals and the two other beastmen to open their mouths in shock. Segundio remained silent. Mugen snapped his head up, blindsided by this revelation.
"Your Majesty, I must object!" barked Guame, his pipe nearly snapping in two between his teeth. "The people need someone to blame; otherwise, they will blame you! And what better than one of those behind the recent failures and accidental strengthening of the rebels?"
"My, my, Guame you seem rather flustered about this," pointed out Cytomander, amused at his colleague's anger. Guame glared darkly at the Southern Air Admiral.
"None of your concern, pup. I just wish to have justice served."
"Guame," drawled Lordgenome.
"Yes sire?"
"Be silent."
Guame was livid, but he checked his anger.
"Yes, my liege..."
Lordgenome raised a hand, allowing Mugen to rise to his full height.
"Mugen Kanus. In your own words, why do you think that the Imperial Special Operations unit failed against the resistance?" Mugen took a moment to shake off his shock. He coughed, and straightened his back.
"Your Majesty. I had my duties as the director of the TDF to attend to in addition to my membership in the ISO, thus my mind was in two places at once. All the same, I made certain that all of my tactics - for both groups - had at least an 89% chance of success. Any lower would have been unacceptable."
It was a half-truth, for his mind was, until recently, in three places: ISO, the TDF, and his eventual marriage to Codine.
"If it is as you say, then despite having to juggle duties, you were not personally responsible for ISO's pathetic failure," observed the blonde beastmen, needle teeth glittering in the light. "Although we have no evidence that your tactics really were that sound. All the same, this presents a problem to us. If you weren't responsible, then what caused ISO's fall?"
"Viral, who gave you per-" Cytomander fell silent at a gesture from the Spiral King.
"It is fine, Cytomander."
"One large factor that led to ISO's failure," Mugen went on, "was the incompetence of several members, particularly Ribofunf the Frenzied and Mitoseiben the Graceful. Also, every time I commenced an operation regarding the resistance, there was always an X-Factor."
"An X-factor?" asked the aquatic beastman for the first time.
"Gurren Lagann," pointed out Viral, his tone sour with bitter memories.
"Gurren Lagann has always managed to overcome the odds. Sheer luck makes it, and the resistance, far more dangerous than their capacities would suggest," Mugen added, staring up at his leader. "The defection of Royal Knight Quantei Niju and the Serene Suinami has made the situation even worse.
"And it is for that reason that you will be executed, Pronein."
There was silence. Mugen's blood ran cold, his heart plummeting to his stomach. Guame's mouth twitched to form a smirk. All the other beastmen save for Segundio were shocked.
"However…Mugen Kanus, the Director of the TDF, will live. Do you understand?"
Mugen felt his blood pressure rise again. The Spiral King was giving him...a second chance!
"Yes, Your Majesty! I understand! I will not fail you!"
"Sire I must object!" roared Guame, his pipe finally cracking in his hands. "He has made the people lose faith in us! There is no one left in ISO, and someone needs to be blamed so-"
"Pronein is dead Guame. I said so just now."
"But yet he-"
"Guame." Lordgenome spoke more sternly, his tone intimating what would happen to his oldest General if he did not shut up. The Armadillo beastman took the hint, and turned his head away, stewing in frustration.
"Now, you will be coordinating with your fellow Generals in the defense of the mainland. What do you think the resistance will do?"
At the wave of the Spiral King's hand, a map of the mainland appeared. It was a large island, surrounded by bodies of water, with the outlying lands beyond it. There was a skull in the eastern part of the map, emblazoned across a body of water labelled Mendel Channel. At the centre of the island was an icon representing Teppelin city. Mugen inspected the map, as did the other two Generals.
"I believe they will go south, towards the marshy deltas," said Cytomander. "That way, it will be easier for both Dai-Ganzan and Dai-Gankai to traverse. In addition, it's the shallowest body of water surrounding the mainland."
"That would take too long," Guame interjected. "They would need to get through Watscrik and the Ridgeback Mountain range. We already have a civilian garrison there, and you or Deputy General Ursalli would be able to respond quickly, Watscrik being a port city. They may try to surprise us by going around near the northern inlet and hitting us on the western side. They've been unpredictable in the past, so we should-"
"Excuse me, Generals, but I think you may both be wrong," Mugen interjected. Cytomander turned towards the afro-haired beastmen with a curious eye, Guame with a sneer.
"Oh? Very well then, Director, what would the humans most likely do?"
Mugen ignored Guame's glare. He knew of the bad blood between them due to Guame's failure to retrieve Priority 1. No doubt Mugen knew Guame was regretting even telling ISO that information.
"I think they will go straight for the capital, in a straight line." He placed his finger on the skull, and then dragged it across the map to land on Teppelin, a perfectly straight line.
"That's foolhardy. There are whirlpools along that route, and it's typhoon season in that area. Even if they somehow make it, and that's a very big if, then they'll find nothing but high cliffs. Which-"
"Can be destroyed by the Gurren Lagann and the rogue Royal Knight Ganmen," interrupted Viral, inspecting the map alongside Mugen. "It won't take them long to drill out the cliff to make a path for the Dai-Gans."
"I had similar thoughts. It's been their style thus far, bull-heading right through every obstacle they encounter."
"Nice assessment, Deputy General Viral," said the Peacock beastman, grinning. Viral nodded in thanks for the praise. After all, it was Cytomander who had recommended him for the post of Deputy General of the Eastern Reserves.
"Director Kanus. What would be the best way to stop the resistance?" asked Ursalli.
"Right now they have an incredible amount of strength. The Gurren Lagann, Serene Suinami, Illustrious Kazenami, the two Dai-Gan Fortress Ganmen, and the General customs. But we know that they are coming, and they do not know of the upcoming typhoon season and the cliffs. So." Mugen turned towards Guam. "We will need artillery set up around the cliff in order to soften them up. Then, we can commence hit and run air strikes with General Cytomander's air force."
"My men are more than suited for this task," agreed the flamboyant General.
"You said stopped and not destroyed. Why is that?" asked Guame with a curious gleam in his eyes.
"Because those three ganmen will almost certainly reach the capital no matter what we do. The best the artillery can do is soften them up and remove their allies, so that when they get here we can wipe them out in one fell swoop. And don't worry, we can add CPUs to the artillery."
"You agree that the humans will attack the capital?" asked Cytomander incredulously.
"Yes. The power of those three ganmen can only be countered with our strongest forces, so we will weaken them as they try to reach our borders, then wipe this rebellion clean off the face of the earth." Mugen finished his explanation with pride.
"Your Majesty, what do you make of this?" asked the Peacock beastman, turning towards the Spiral King, who was deep in thought, eyes closed.
"Your plan has too many problems with it," snarled Guame. "I propose we meet them at the coast. My Dai-Gando and an entire contingent of heavy artillery will blast them back to the dark times. We can also use Cytomander's forces to hit them from behind with an air assault, and Deputy General Ursalli's brigades to deal with Dai-Gankai. With the firepower at our disposal, we can send them back to the Primordial Era."
"I have decided." All of the throne room's occupants turned towards the Spiral King. His eyes were open, glowing red.
"We will go with the plan set forth by Mugen Kanus."
Guame growled, his plan quashed.
"In addition..."
The beastmen turned towards their King, surprised, as they had expected that he had finished.
"I will take part in the battle myself. The humans will soon know..." The blue glow turned red, and light shone from underneath the throne room. It revealed a mech, similar to the shinganns and the Gurren Lagann. Eyes glowed menacingly from its chest, the light reflecting off the black armour. A single curved horn rose from the head, and what appeared to be a tail extended from below.
"…the true wrath of the Spiral King!" He waved his muscular right arm to the side with a dramatic flourish. All before him were awed, stunned by his presence.
"We are adjourned." He sat down on his throne, his harem climbing up to him.
"By your leave then, Your Majesty." Cytomander bowed, and then turned towards Viral, who seemed to be thinking of something. "Come, Viral. There's planning to do."
The sharkcat perked.
"I'll be along momentarily."
"Suit yourself." The Southern Air General vanished in a cyclone of wind. Guame kept glaring at Mugen as he disappeared into the earth.
"Your majesty...I would like to thank you for the second chance you have given me." Mugen bowed again. "I will not fail you! Even if it costs me my life!"
The Spiral King nodded.
"Your devotion is appreciated, Director. Now go. Deputy General Viral here will soon collaborate with you on your plans. Will you do so?"
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Viral obediently.
"Then you may go..." Ursalli nodded, vanishing in a splash of water. Mugen walked towards the elevator. He turned.
"Deupty General?" Viral stood rooted as he turned towards his future colleague.
"I'll join you momentarily." He turned his gaze upon the Spiral King. "There is something…I must do first."
"Very well, then." The dog beastman walked into the elevator. The muffled sound of cheering and joyful laughter could be heard through the door, and faded away as the elevator descended. The Spiral King turned his eyes upon Viral. Viral stared back.
"What is it, Deputy General Viral? Why do you stay even if I called the meeting adjourned?" drawled Lordgenome. Viral looked apprehensive, his teeth gritted.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for what am I about do...but there is something that I must know."
A moment of tense silence came upon the occupants, Segundio quirking his eyebrow.
"Very well," the Spiral King said. "Speak."
Viral stood like a statue, staring into Lordgenome's neutral spiral pupils. His train of memory ran wild. His first meeting with Kamina at the marsh...the first Enki prototype almost being destroyed in the clash against Gurren Lagann...then suffering defeat again with General Thymilph, only that time the dark ganman, now named Illustrious Kazenami, assisted Kamina and his gang...and being sent flying by that snake-like ganman, not before almost being killed by Kamina and the dark ganman...then when he saw the video relay that ISO sent across the whole world...what the Gurren Lagann, Illustrious Kazenami, and then the Serene Suinami and what they were capable of...the idea that Kamina, his rival, was dead...the thought of the armies of the Empire being bested by humans...by that brat Simon, who was nothing but...but a...
A sidekick...
What were humans?
What was the strength that gave the Illustrious and Serene their power?
What was Simon's power?
"Are... Are we beastmen truly superior beings to the humans?" he asked. "These humans..." He clenched his fists and teeth, his visible eye bulging. "WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS ARETHEY!"
The Spiral King remained silent, his face set in stone.
"Know your place. You should not raise your voice when in His Majesty's presence, Deputy General," leered Segundio in a dark tone, his eyes narrowed.
"It is fine, Segundio..."
The Knight bowed.
"Do you wish to know...Viral?"
The sharkcat nodded.
"Very well...walk with me. Segundio."
"Sire?"
"Make the final modifications to the Overwhelm Tsuchinami. In addition, enable the mass production of the Enki-class ganmen, including the Melee variant Enkidu, Ranged Variant Enkifa, and the Officer-class Enki-Dragoons. We will need their firepower in the battle that is to come."
"Yes, your Highness." And the black haired Nucleotype vanished in a flash of black-green light. The Spiral King stood up and walked past his throne, halting at a particular point on the floor.
"Come, Viral..."
"Yes, sir."
The two stepped on the platform and it descended, at a much faster rate than the normal one. But Viral showed no outward sign of discomfort due to the change in elevation, and neither did Lordgenome.
They were superior beings...right?
Their elevator continued descending, past the slums at the bottommost level of Teppelin, and suddenly stopped. The sudden shock caused Viral to stagger, but Lordgenome remained unaffected. He stepped off the platform.
The chamber filled with orange light. And as the new Deputy General turned his head, he saw…
Pods…eyes…fingers...he couldn't tell.
"Beastmen are imperfect creations." Lordgenome's voice was low and deep. "In order to make their cells split and reproduce, I have to keep them in a sleep so deep they might as well be dead. If I were to awaken them too early, all of their cells would die. However, with my invention of the Life Preserve Liquid, I created a solution that would allow some beastmen to forgo this stasis for a time. You have undergone, for periods of your life, what is now called the Beastman Cell Renewal treatment process, which I have distributed throughout the world in major cities and bases. That is why the Teppelin Empire can sustain itself."
Viral nodded. He had undergone Cell Renewal once or twice, being out for weeks, maybe month in his several decades of service.
"But you are our creator, Spiral King!" He observed the Spiral King's body, which was curiously similar to that of a human. His body, and that of Sir Segundio, the absent Lady Anima, and the traitor Sir Quantei...
"So why...why are you and the Royal Knight's bodies shaped like that! Like humans?" Although Viral could not see it, Lordgenome smirked. He turned, his cloak flailing, a red light glowing in his right hand. Viral was awestruck.
"What is a human? What am I, the First Spiral King of the Teppelin Dynasty? What is Segundio Twoni: the Second Survivor, the strongest knight in the world, my shield and sword?"
The red light twisted, forming into something akin to a tiny red drill before disappearing out of existence in a flash, the room returning to its yellow glow.
"Do you wish to learn those answers? Viral?" His spiral pupils gazed into Viral's own, as if staring into the sharkcat's very soul.
"Yes...your majesty...!"
Mendel Channel - Eastern Shore.
Sunlight glinted off Gurren's shades, and off of the Dai-Gurren's hull.
It had been only three days since they had defeated the Imperial Special Operations' forces and saved the world from an axis-shifting bomb. Thankfully, they had managed to avoid further conflict thus far, allowing them to recover somewhat. Apparently the Spiral King's forces needed to lick their wounds as well.
But they were still tired. So they were more than happy to be met with a massive body of water stretching out to the horizon.
Gimmi looked estatic. "It's a giant water puddle!"
"It's a not a puddle, dummy, it's called the ocean!" exclaimed Kittan with a boon.
"The ocean?" asked Darry in confusion.
"Other definitions include the sea as well as the beginning and end of where all water in the world end up," said Jack Vanguard Russel, Dai-Gurren's captain and a black Labrador dog beastman.
"Huh? So this is where all water begins and ends up at?" asked Zorthy.
"The ocean, huh?" said Simon out loud as he stared out to the sea, Yoko by his side.
"It's complicated to explain, but some of the water on the surface of the ocean evaporates and becomes clouds, then the clouds deliver rain and snow to the inland areas of the globe. The water then goes into rivers, creeks, and the like and returns to the ocean, and the cycle repeats," finished Jack.
"Wow...I've heard of many stories about the ocean, but this is my first time seeing it!" chirped Nia, Quantei standing by her side with his arms behind his back.
"I have seen it a few times before, but I am glad to know that you are enjoying the ocean thus far, your highness," said the Royal Knight. The Brigade had slowly begun to warm up to the Royal Knight, as he always seemed to have nothing on his mind but Nia's welfare. Because of this, he mostly got along with the Brigade, even Simon, despite the fact that he had thoroughly trounced the digger only a few days earlier.
Mostly, that is...
"Hey there! Just hang on there, Nia!" The blonde male Bachika got up next to her. "This is just the beginning! Soon we're gonna have some fun, too!" Quantei turned towards the taller man with a glare on his feminine visage.
"We have spent too much time already slacking off for our celebration over the defeat of the ISO. If anything we must make due haste to Teppelin to end this war as soon as possible," said theSerene's pilot sternly.
Kittan growled. He was still steaming over the fact that Quantei still hadn't left Nia's side, not even once, during the last several days. Not even while sleeping. Despite the fact that they had saved each other from certain death, neither man really appreciated the other.
"Look here! Just cause some of us don't happen to be uptight royals who don't have fun doesn't give you the right to prevent us from having fun!"
Quantei now stood on his tiptoes (for he was a bit shorter than the eldest male Bachika) and glared up at the man. "Well excuse me for looking out for our best interests! We could be attacked at any moment by guerillas or his majesty the Spiral King's forces!"
Now Kittan butted his head with Quantei's, and the two gritted their teeth as they glared at each other, sparks flying between their eyes.
"If we don't have relaxation we'll burn out! Trust me, I'm a seasoned guerilla and some times even we need some R-and-R! And quit respecting our enemy!"
"I'll do as I like as long as it doesn't hinder the Brigade. And we've already had some R-and-R for the past three days. You being hung over most of the time and-"
"Sir Quantei! Kittan! Please don't fight! I know both of you make valid points, but our decision is in the hands of Simon," urged Nia. She turned towards the Brigade leader and the shapely marksmen. Simon and Yoko turned their heads at the former Princess' voice. Quantei and Kittan turned away from each other with a huff.
"Stick-up-the-ass know-it-all bastard..." mumbled Kittan.
"Rabid fecal eating ruffian..." Both of them heard the other's insults. Later, Simon would swear that he could see flames spewing from their backs as they turned to each other and muttered insults, much to Nia's dismay.
"Those two reaaally hate each other, don't they?" observed Mortaco, pilot of the Ungoroth, taking a sip from her paper bag.
"Ya think?" responded her twin sister in a deadpan tone, Salaco, one of the Brigade's lead doctors.
"Now now, you two. Quit fighting. You're both distressing Nia." Kittan and Quantei simmered down but turned away from each other. "While I do believe both of you make good points..." Simon pointed down towards the Dai-Gurren's leg, which was crawling with human and beastmen mechanics and engineers, led by the andrognous Leeron. The Ritona native skipped about giving orders, but seemed just a tad more occupied with creeping out the grease monkeys in any way possible.
"Both of our battleships sustained damage during the last battle, and the repairs may be complete by today. In addition, Dai-Gurren needs to be outfitted with equipment in order to traverse the Channel. So basically we have no choice but to wait until those repairs are finished. But in the mean time..." The Brigade leader smiled. "Let's have some fun, everyone!"
"Yeah!" cheered the Brigade. Quantei sighed.
"I suppose you're right, Simon. My apologies for my earlier conduct." He bowed towards the Digger. Simon smiled.
"You don't need to bow, Quantei. Now let's go relax and have some fun!" Nia smiled at Simon's suggestion.
"Yes, Quantei, please have fun. For my sake."
"At your orders, your highness. And I apologize for the bowing. Force of habit I suppose." Quantei bowed again. Simon chuckled.
"It's fine."
At the back of the crowd, the silent Kirei Bachika stared nervously over the water, as if instead of gazing at a beautiful blue ocean, he stared down into a sea of boiling lava. Kittan noticed his younger brother's discomfort and walked towards him.
"Hey Kirei, what's up? What are you looking so nervous for?" The Illustrious' pilot stared back at his adoptive older brother.
"...do not...swim..." resounded the boy's voice inside Kittan's head. Kirei was still working on extending his telepathy to the rest of the Brigade, not just Simon and Kiyoh, and though progress was slow, he was beginning be able to broadcast simple thoughts to others. The only other person he could communicate with easily was Quantei, who had called Kirei "Gokami Cinqus Primera" during the celebration. This irked Kittan, but gave him and his siblings some sense of closure, for they now know his real name. Quantei had been rather teary eyed when he was reunited with his own younger brother, another thing that had irked the Black Siblings' leader. Simon had asked Kirei whether to continue using his present name or Gokami, to which the boy had decided to continue using the name given to him by the Bachikas. Quantei had had no objections thus far, but for whatever reason Kittan suspected the former Royal Knight to be hiding something.
"Do not swim? So...we cannot go swimming because you think something's wrong?" Kirei shook his head and played some charades. He imitated the breast stroke, pointed at himself and shook his head.
"So...you can not swim? Is that it?" Kittan heard the voice in his head again.
"Yes...Do not...know...how...swim..."
"Ah, no worries, there's no need for you to go swimming! We'll have food and games to play out on the sand!"
"Hey boys!" yelled out a familiar voice as most of the Brigade turned their heads, and the male pilots gawked. Standing before them were the Bachika girls, all in swimsuits. Yoko looked peeved.
"What's with those clothes...?" she muttered. Kittan immediately placed himself as a shield between his sisters and the overly-interested males.
Kiyoh was wearing a rather skimpy yellow bikini that emphasized her lush curves perfectly. Kirei blushed and looked away, feeling embarrassed. Yoko's eyes twitched a little as she gazed upon the hips, thighs, and busom of the blonde female Bachika.
"They grew again..." she muttered to herself.
The bespectacled Kinon had donned a green one-piece that exposed her navel. Out of the corner of Kirei's eye he could see Rossiu acting in a similar manner to himself.
And the younger Kiyal was wearing a simple two-piece.
"When you're at the beach you should have fun, right?" said Kiyoh. She turned her head to regard the silver-haired boy, wondering why he was sulking over by the edge.
"That way we can see if the rumors of the water being salty are true or not," added in Kinon. She heard a faint "They are!" from Mortaco.
"So put on your trunks and let's go swimming everyone!" cheered Kiyal, pumping her fist in the air.
"Swimsuits..." breathed Kidd.
"Everyone..." salivated Zorthy.
"That equates to..." added Attenborugh. As if on cue, the pilots and personnel turned towards Yoko and Nia. Nia looked confused, her naiveté in full force, while Yoko and Quantei looked unamused as they glared at the others. Simon felt anger rising at the fact that the others treated his girlfriend like eye-candy.
"All of you..." growled the redhead.
"Insufferable lust-filled plebeians..." muttered Quantei through clenched teeth.
"Perverts..." Simon clenched his fists. But before they could commence a beating on the pilots, the two younger Bachika girls cheered.
"Let's go!" All the pilots made a one-eighty and cheered too.
"Alright~!" they roared. As if on cue, the two younger girls jumped into the ocean from the prow, and the crowd dispersed. The males ran into the open hangar, tossing their clothes as they ran. Yoko gave a sigh.
"I guess we have no choice, do we, Simon?" She turned towards her boyfriend who stared out at sea, and gave a small smile.
"I guess so, and besides..." he turned towards the taller redhead. "I get to see you in a swim suit too for the first time!" Yoko blushed.
"Well...I guess it's alright if it's for you..." Simon and Yoko's hands intertwined and they raced towards the hangar to change. Nia and Quantei followed slowly, unhurried.
Mortaco gazed over the edge, hand still clutching her paper bag-bottle.
"That's a looong way down," she said. Salaco came up from behind and smirked before shoving her sister over the edge into the water.
"Bitch~!" yelled Mortaco before she landed in her natural habitat with a splash. Kinon and Kiyal laughed. Salaco sniggered.
"Always wanted to do that," that said. The fishgirl doctor went towards the open hangar. Kiyoh realized something.
"Hey Sal?" The beastwoman turned her head.
"Sup?"
"Where's Adiane and Thymilph? I noticed that they're not here." Salaco pointed her finger to her right, which the two remaining Bachika's followed. Between the Dai-Gurren and the Dai-Gankai there seemed to be smoke coming from a grill. Numerous humans and beastmen appeared to be lying around it. Nearby an umbrella stood watch over a figure laid out on the sand.
"Boss man is making us flying fish buns and Adiane is taking in some rays. If you're wise, do not interrupt her under any circumstance," droned Salaco. The buxom Bachika chuckled.
"Will do! Now go get changed before your sister comes up to strangle you in a drunken rage." Now the fishgirl chuckled.
"It's more fun whipping her as when she's drunk because she can't feel a thing. But O gotcha." She walked towards the hangar, hands in the pockets of her lab coat.
All that was left was Kiyoh and Kirei, Kirei still gazing down at the water.
"Hey Kirei, what's wrong?" The skimpy clothed Bachika kneeled down next to the silver haired boy. On cue all of the men from the hangar rushed past them and jumped into the water, some forgetting how to dive and falling face first or even worse, belly first. Laughs resounded as cries and hollers from Kittan and Zorthy rang out.
"I don't know how to swim..." responded Kirei in a depressed tone.
"Then I'll teach you! No need to be bummed out about that, silly!" chirped Kiyoh, helping Kirei up.
"Um...really? I don't mean to-" He gazed into her form, her plump curves for him to be the sole witness, her valley in front of his face to which he aimed his head down, only to see his beloved's plump thighs against one another. Suddenly he felt his face going into her breasts.
"Look, it's fine. Don't think about Kittan or what others think, okay? Let's find a shallow spot to ourselves. That way I can be spared being eye candy and you from any grief," reassured Kiyoh. Kirei smiled and nodded.
"Okay then..." And the silver haired boy returned the hug, accidentally placing his hands on her rear. Kiyoh giggled and Kirei looked puzzled until he felt where his hands were and turned even deeper shade of red.
"I don't mind being intimate Kirei, you don't need to worry about every little thing, okay?" Kirei looked hesitant but nodded. The two separated and held hands.
"Now then, let's find you some swimming trunks!"
"Hey, guys! Look!" Attenboorugh pointed towards the Dai-Gurren, where several figures were walking out of the shade.
The eager pilots ogled them as they came out of the huge land battleship's shadow.
Yokos swimsuit consisted of a yellow, flowery cloth strapped around her waist that went to the top of her knees, and a top of the same color. By her side was Simon in simple black trunks, his core drill around his neck, and Boota on his shoulder.
What irked some of the pilots was that the marksman showed no skin, much to their disappointment. They all huddled up.
"What in the hell? What's with that thing around her waist?"
"Yeah! She's showing less skin than usual! What's up with that?"
"She's got zero cleavage with that on!"
"And without the gun she's nothing!"
Yoko was not amused as Simon stepped away in silent fright, her eyes and mouth twitching.
"I get it already!" she roared. Then she posed. "But Simon and I thought that this looked rather cute, don't you agree?"
"We sure did," smiled Simon.
"Dumbass!" yelled Kittan. "What's the point of modesty when everyone else is half-clothed! And the more you show the better!"
"Don't diss this outfit or I'll pump all of you full of lead!" hollered back Yoko with equal fervor.
"Umm...Yoko you can ignore them, I mean-"
"Hey Simon?" said two voices, causing the bickering humans and a few beasts to turn towards the source. They gawked at what they saw.
Nia was wearing a simple white one-piece with a simple white frilly skirt around her waist, fitting her slender petite frame. And the person next to her...
Quantei was blushing beet red in embarrassment and frowning, for the only swim suit he could find his size was a girl's bright red one piece that fit his feminine athletic frame snugly. He had his arms crossed over his chest, feeling exposed and ashamed to appear this way before his princess. But she had thought it was cute...
Once in every man's life comes a time when he is forced to question his own sexual preference. For the male members of the Brigade, this was that time.
Quantei stood staring at his toes, his face turning red. Nia beamed that smile of hers that was known to cause temporary sugar shock. Between them the cuteness level had risen to dangerously high levels.
The Brigade turned into posed statues at an instant, their gazes riveted on the pair.
Except for Makken, who just stared at his watch with a disinterested look.
But Kittan of all people was enthralled. Yoko and Simon's mouths formed dual O's, their eyes wide.
"Yoko was right...it truly is better to conceal than to reveal," said the blonde Bachika, as if hypnotized. Then he took a grand bow towards the red-piece wearing beauty.
"Now whatever is your name, my honey?"
"Shut up, you plebian..." muttered Quantei, rubbing his upper arms and turning his head away, which caused Kittan to snap and stare at the Royal Knight, pointing his finger at him and gawking. The other pilots - save for Makken - followed suit.
"How can...how can a guy look..." gasped Kidd.
"No way...I've sworn to love women, and yet..." muttered Iraak.
"You...you...you!"
Quantei, the boy that was his adoptive younger brother's older brother, making him a half-brother, looked...heavenly...beautiful…
Which caused all of them to scream and run towards the water, save for Makken who just stood looking bored.
"How can you! Why! Why you damned genitalia why!" yelled Kittan as he yelled at the water.
"Stupid junk!" "Yeah, you mixed up and dun goofed! "Really dun goofed!" roared Jorgun and Balinbou at each other, only staring down.
"How can I think that way about a dude? WHYYYYYYYYY?" yelled Iraak, grabbing his head, eyes bulged.
"And then there was Nia and compared to that guy is like...is like...!"
"I think I sold my soul to devil!" Kittan turned towards the Royal Knight. "This all your fault!" He turned away, muttering to himself.
"Stupid, sexy, no-good she-man..." muttered Kittan, rubbing his shoulders as if trying to warm himself.
Zorthy was doing nothing but sucking his thumb. Kidd shrieked when he noticed this.
"Zorthy's the first to fall guys! He's playing pretend!" hollered Kidd. Zorthy realized this, stared at his thumb, and yelled. Kidd yelled too and they stared back each other and staring back his thumb, yelling at their highest of octaves. The other men followed, yelling "YOOOOO!" at them and at each other.
Yoko and Simon could do nothing but stand there dumfounded.
"What..." Yoko gasped.
"The fuck?" Simon followed.
"Was that?" They said in unison. Nia was chuckling.
"Wow! I guess we made the right choice didn't we, Quantei?"
"I suppose we did...your Highness." The dark-skinned feminine boy could feel nothing but embarrassment. How in the world could males react that way, and even compare him to a girl!
"Umm...Simon?" Simon turned to Quantei's voice.
"Yeah?"
"Do I look like a-" Yoko knew what was coming and, wanting to save her boyfriend's sanity, grabbed him by the arm and dragged him towards the grill near Dai-Gankai.
"You look like the manliest piece of man I've ever seen, but put a towel over yourself..." said the redhead as she took the Digger, leaving only Nia and Quantei.
"So...do you wanna play in the water your highness?"
"Of course! Let's go play with Kiyal and Kinon! I think Mortaco is with them as well!"
"As you wish." And the two ran towards the waves near the Dai-Gurren's prow, where the two Bachika sisters and the fishgirl would be enjoying themselves.
Nearby in a small lagoon on the right side of Dai-Gurren, Kiyoh stood in the water, guessing its depth to be about four feet or so.
And grabbing onto her arms was Kirei, donning pure white trunks and slowly pumping his legs to and fro, his face looking down at the water as he tried to concentrate.
"That's it. You're doing a good job. Keep moving those legs," smiled the tall blonde amazon as her boyfriend nodded.
"This is unlike the container in which my guardian kept me in…the liquid is so…salty…" resounded her boyfriend's voice within her mind.
"What was your guardian like? I'm curious," said Kiyoh as he continued to try and keep her boyfriend afloat. He looked so adorable…
"Well…she always took care of me and saw me as if I was her child. But at the same time, when she was lonely, she would empty my container and we would sleep in the same bed together,"He lost balance and speed in his practice, his mouth opening in worry and accidentally swallowing some of the water. He spit it out as the taller and more buxom blonde chuckled, both at his tiny mistake and at the sand beneath her feet.
"Is that so? She seems like some sort of mother figure to you." Then the sun shined on the lagoon, making the water sparkle, as if the blue substance was made of constellations of stars. Added with the image of Kirei learning how to learn something as innocent and cute like swimming, the image was made intensely beautiful in her mind's eye. Her face began to turn a little pink.
"I suppose she was, but at the same time she was something else too…" His face contorted into concentration as he continued moving his legs up and down.
"Was what?"
"Well…" he looked up to her with an awkward look on his face. "She would cry sometimes and she would kiss and hug me, but stop and feel ashamed for some reason…" Kiyoh's head quirked.
"For what reason? Did she do anything bad to you?"
"Not that I can remember. She's always been kind to me. In a way…" his face looked downcast. "I still miss her…and before I knew anything about her my mind is all one giant blank. I don't know where I came from except…" He remembered those faint images he saw during his fight against ISO not too long ago. There was a slender woman with brown hair, red eyes like his own, and a fox tail, holding his hand. His hand looked like that of Darry's so…could she have been his real mother?
But that couldn't be. The fox tail gave it away. She was a beastwoman, and so was his guardian with her cat tail and cat ears. In addition, he always hated the word "animal" for some reason. It sounded…familiar…but when he thought about it he could think of nothing. Just a feeling of hatred. If anything it only added more questions. He had tried to approach the newcomer Quantei Niju about it, but the boy seemed to avoid him for some reason. It wasn't hatred or embarrassment, more like shame or maybe sadness. He left the dark-skinned boy to his devices until he felt it was ready to confront him. Kittan didn't let the matter drop and it only added to the tension between his adoptive big brother and his so-called real big brother.
"Did you know what she looked like at all? Can you remember that much?" asked the blonde Bachika. Now Kirei's cheeks turned bright red and his eyes looked down in embarrassment, thinking of how the few times he could remember sleeping with his guardian that for some reason she guided him along. If anything it only added to his cuteness.
"I think…she may have looked a lot like you. Only with some…cat-features you know?" Kirei stopped, shifting around to touch the water with his toes as he looked up at his beloved, who just continued to smile.
Why was her smile so...heavenly with the water's reflection of the translucent light?
"So I look like her, huh? Just add cat-ears and a tail and I could be her twin?" The boy nodded and looked away. Maybe she'd criticize and yell at him claiming that he only fell for her because of her looks…
But instead her hands cupped his face and she delivered a kiss upon his lips. His eyes went wide with shock as hers closed with bliss. She separated as she reopened her beautiful blue eyes and gazed into his scarlet ones.
"It's okay…I won't be mad at you. Is it because I look like her that you were so comfortable around me at first?" Kirei was dumfounded but nodded. She gave a small chuckle.
"Well in that case…I am glad that she and I look alike…" Kiyoh grabbed his right hand placed it on her left breast. Kirei gasped a little.
"Don't pull away…this is our chance to be alone…" Kirei relaxed, listening to her voice as if it were the ode of angels, and slowly massaged and felt her large breast, feeling its plumpness and contours with gentle but experienced care. Almost as if he had done this before. Kiyoh blushed more and moaned.
"You're doing good sweetie…grab the other…" she urged and as if under a trance, the Shingann pilot obliged, placing his left hand onto her right mountain, groping and feeling her with care. Kiyoh closed her eyes and let out gasps of pleasure. The cooking Kiyal had made helped, its contents having expanded her bust, hips, and thighs, making her figure that of a true hourglass. She slowly rubbed her thighs as she felt a rising warmth from her lower abdomen.
"Kirei…I want…to confess something to you…" breathed the blonde. Kirei looked up at her.
"What is it...?" Then she pulled him into a hug and kissed him. Prepared, the silver haired boy return the embrace, his hands exploring her and feeling her softness as she traced her fingers along his hard athletic features. They embraced each other closer, Kirei feeling his lower body getting hotter and a tent slowly starting to form, the stimulation of her thighs only making it more so. Kiyoh was the same way, as she rubbed her thighs in order to appease the rising warmth coming from her crotch and the butterflies in her stomach.
"Kirei…when this war is over, when we defeat Lordgenome and make a society where man and beast can live equally…" She pulled apart, placing her forehead on his as they stared into each other's eyes.
"Yes Kiyoh?" Kiyoh's face was bright scarlet, much like her adoptive little brother's face so close to hers. Was this feeling how her mother felt when she met her father? The feeling was so hard but yet…so amazing.
"I want...I want..." She paused, gazing into her beloved's eyes...
"I want!"
Haha! Cliffhanger! This is part 1 of the Fun in the Sun saga. Part 2 will be the epic over-thetop conclusion, and we can continue with the war for human independence!
And it's with great honor that I can tell you that both Words Without a Voice and Nucleotide are now on TV Tropes fanfic reconmmendations! Thank you so much readers! I have really come a long way, this story being a year old. But that means by maybe next year (or Christmas) we can get to the final battle (with the AS). And forgive me for the slow updates, but my other fics(that being CMM and Never Alone) have gotten a fanbase(CMM moreso), and there's Dynasty Gundam 3, the new Star Tours(I live close to Disneyland).
I think the farthest I'd go are limes, and make a full out lemon/consentual hentai doujin esque side-story seperate from this site. Maybe on AFF or maybe here. I dunno.
Big thanks to 1 over 0 and Juubi-K for edits.