Sea of Tranquility: The Burning Mountain
Evangelion Unit Hangars, Nerv H.Q…
In a sudden flash of red light, Evangelion Unit-04 completely disappeared!
The Nerv staff ran amok, trying to make sense of what had happened to the mecha and its young pilot!
"Kensuke? Kensuke!"
Shinji yelled over the comms.
"What the hell just happened?!"
Toji, having known Kensuke much longer, was visibly distraught.
Misato looked to Ritsuko for an explanation.
"The experimental S2 engine must have malfunctioned!"
Understandably, Misato flew into a fury upon recognizing the familiar term used in her late father's research.
"You mean an Angel's liver?! You stuck that into an Eva unit?!"
"We were trying to see if it could independently power itself without an umbilical cable! We didn't expect the Unit to teleport itself into a Dirac Sea!"
"A what?!"
"A pocket dimension! Pilot Aida is in a completely different universe at this moment!"
Misato looked back at the pilots' displays with sadness and shock.
"No need to worry. I already took care of it."
Discord suddenly appeared behind the technicians, looking rather haggard.
His usual colorful suit was now in tatters as if he was involved in a bar fight.
"I teleported Kensuke out of the Dirac Sea to my universe. You know, the blue Earth of 2029. He's in good hands."
"Why would you do that?!"
Misato angrily demanded.
"You remember our three-headed friend, Ghidorah? Let's just say he's not quite dead yet…"
Odawara, a week earlier, during the battle with Ghidorah…
"Soundwave, you said that when DARPA found the sample at Yellowstone, it was a single cell, correct?"
"Affirmative, Lord Megatron."
"Is it possible that it might have been damaged tissue from another Godzilla?"
"Accessing File: Professor Goro Maki was a native of Odo Island, now destroyed by the Second Impact. He named the specimen after a local deity."
"Gojira?"
"That is correct, Lord Megatron."
"Then, that means we have another Godzilla. One much older and stronger than the hybrid Maki is now."
Starscream remained skeptical.
"If such a powerful being existed, why hasn't it engaged the Angels or done anything since the Second Impact? Did it die?"
Megatron scoffed at such a notion.
"Impossible, a Kaiju of his size and stature would view such a cataclysm as a minor nuisance. If anything, it probably hid underground in a volcanic rift zone."
"That might explain the Yellowstone sample."
Thundercracker pondered.
"But wait, even if Godzilla could survive in magma, how come a single cell of his floated all the way to the U.S.? The odds of that are incredibly-"
"Improbable. Now, remind me, who do we know deals with the improbable?"
By this point, every Decepticon knew who Megatron was referring to.
"Discord? He's in on this?! I thought you only needed him for those damn comic books!"
"One who can easily bend reality and time is an indispensable ally, Starscream."
"And an unpredictable opponent! You may have conned him and possibly the other Equestrians with your 'atonement' act, but Prime and his Autobots are a wholly different story! Before you know it, he'll turn the tables on us and play innocent!"
"There is no need to worry, Starscream. It's all part of my master plan."
"Oh, yes, those brilliant master plans of yours..."
The Skies above Tokyo-2, present day…
Starscream was now regretting that he hadn't strapped a grenade to Megatron before throwing him out into space.
Indeed, his 'master plan' involved the Seekers continuing with an operation that was already compromised!
And now a flying Dinobot carrying angry Autobots was chasing them with guns blazing!
"Prepare yourselves, scum! You face the great and powerful Sky Lynx!"
"Oh, scrap! Oh, scrap! Oh, scrap!"
"Will you shut up, Skywarp?! We'll all be scrap if you don't move!"
"Starscream? Megatron ordered us to surrender, right?"
Thundercracker asked calmly.
"Yes."
"SO WHY AREN'T WE SURRENDERING?!"
"If we give up without a fight, they'll suspect a Plan B!"
Starscream answered, nonplussed by the flak and Thundercracker's outburst.
The Seekers transformed and returned fire!
Bumblebee, manning one of Sky Lynx's turrets, turned to Ironhide.
"Is it just me, or is Starscream braver than usual? Doesn't he usually run when he's beat?"
"I think turning into one of those Angels inflated his ego. I'm surprised it hasn't collapsed into a neutron star yet."
Prime realized something in shock!
"Sky Lynx, disengage and transwarp to Mount Asama!"
"But, Prime, I've got them on the run!"
"Why would Megatron continue with a plot if he knows it's been compromised?!"
Sky Lynx and the other Autobots realized the consequences of that question.
"Prepare for warp!"
Sky Lynx vanished in a flash of light!
"We've won! They ran away!" exclaimed Skywarp.
"No, you fool! They figured us out!" corrected Starscream.
Mount Asama, Gunma/Nagano Prefectures, seconds later…
Sky Lynx materialized in front of the scenic snowcapped volcano, immediately scanning for any signs of danger!
In a split second, he sharply swerved to the left, narrowly dodging a supersonic projectile!
The Autobots watched in horror as the projectile struck home and instantly triggered a volcanic eruption!
"Prime, that projectile came from the vicinity of Aokigahara!"
"Sky Lynx! The Decepticons must have attacked Omega Supreme! We must fall back and assist Ratchet and Wheeljack!"
"I'm afraid we have bigger problems!"
"The Angel?"
AAAYEEEEEOOOOOOUUUUUUUGH!
The Autobots froze at the sound of that familiar roar.
It was like Maki's and Spike's, only exponentially louder!
Optimus Prime, for all his centuries of combat, could only whisper in dumbfounded shock.
"No."
The entire side of Mount Asama exploded as an absolutely gargantuan Godzilla three times the size of its successors emerged from the ash and lava!
"Get the Pit out of here!"
For the first time, Ironhide screamed in absolute terror.
For the first time, Sky Lynx retreated against overwhelming odds.
For the second time, an Angel had been effortlessly destroyed by something far worse.
The monster deified by the inhabitants of Odo Island looked around at the hellscape he had wrought.
"Yes!"
It thought to itself.
"This will be the perfect arena for my triumphant return!"
To be continued…
A/N: After a long period of planning, I have decided to split parts of my story into spinoffs/side-stories. Kensuke/Unit-04's experiences will be detailed in Sea of Tranquility: Blue Earth and another story involving the G1 Japanese Autobots and the Gundam franchise is in the works, titled Sea of Tranquility: Beautiful Universe. I'd like to thank my readers for their support thus far and look forward to meeting you there!
P.S. I chose to delete the "Deleted Scenes" chapter to avoid spoilers for future readers. I apologize for any misunderstandings.