Sea of Tranquility: The World's a Stage

Condemned Sonozaki Co. Office Building, Tokyo-3...

Kaji defiantly faced his would-be killer.

"You're late."

A well-dressed man in shades drew a pistol and aimed at Kaji's forehead!

BANG!

Kaji ducked as a sniper's shot ended the gunman, sending his corpse sideways!

Seizing his chance, he crawled towards the fallen assassin and grabbed his pistol!

However, a familiar heel jabbed the back of his hand, and another gun was pointed at his head!

"Easy there, Triple Agent. You have enough enemies as it is."

Kaji grimly smirked.

"Nice to see you again, Princess. Shouldn't you be helping your friends fight the Yakuza coup?"

"In case you haven't noticed, we've decided to put aside our quarrels for now. It's the natural reaction to facing a forgotten Odo Island god."

"He broke loose, huh? Great. Wouldn't be the only thing Seele tried to swipe into a dustbin."

"Let me guess, they covered up Second Impact and World War III?"

"Even before that. Ever heard of a village called Hinamizawa?"

Luna grimaced.

"I… might have heard some ghost stories."

"Yeah, well, whatever you heard was child's play compared to reality. Seele used the place as a damn testbed for biological weaponry! The 'Syndrome' they described drove children insane, and they just sat back and watched as those kids murdered their families and friends!"

"What happened to the village?"

Luna asked, hoping to calm Kaji down before his outburst attracted more attention.

"Destroyed by a limnic eruption on June 24th, 1983."

Discord interrupted and walked in, sporting his usual colorful suit and wielding a gold-plated AKM.

"You remember the 'stories,' don't you, Princess? I distinctly remember you crying about how you didn't get the best ending!"

"Best ending?"

Kaji asked Luna, who was turning a shade of red.

"I'll explain later. Discord, shouldn't you be-"

"Already shot all the hitmen in the area. Let's go before Barricade and his coworkers show up."

"Hold onto those files, Kaji. This might tickle a bit."

"Wait, what-"

In a flash of light, the trio disappeared, leaving an army of slain assassins for the T3PD to dispose of!

Autobot Base, Aokigahara…

Discord, Luna, and Kaji materialized out of thin air!

"Where are we?" coughed a discomforted Kaji.

Kaji coughed, clearly discomforted.

"Ah, Agent Kaji. Welcome to our humble base. It is the most secure location considering your current predicaments."

Ratchet warmly greeted Kaji, who stared in disbelief.

"Your idea of 'shelter' is on the front lines?!"

Kaji incredulously exclaimed to Luna and Discord.

"Well, Kaji, let me put it this way. Would you rather get shot and bleed to death in an alley, or get squished by a giant atomic-powered dinosaur like a real man?"

Scathed by Discord's comeback, Kaji begrudgingly walked towards Ratchet and handed him some external hard drives.

"Here are the files on Seele. All their dirty laundry since World War II."

"Excellent. I hope they will increase our knowledge of Godzilla's strengths and weaknesses, as well as Maki and his project."

"Gah! Maki! I forgot to tell you!"

"What is it?" asked Ratchet.

"His wife's maiden name is Saeko Makinami! Her niece is-"

"Mari Illustrious Makinami. The pilot of Evangelion Unit-08. Currently in Alaska alongside Maria Vincennes and Unit-07."

Megatron answered, shocking Kaji with his presence.

"You're here? And how did you know that?"

"We made a little truce for now, as the Princess said. As it happens, this universe and ours are more alike than you realize."

Megatron looked towards Discord.

"But that isn't always the case in the multiverse. Show them what you showed me, Discord."

Discord took a deep breath and removed a box from a magical portal.

He opened it, revealing stacks of manga titled Neon Genesis Evangelion and Higurashi: When They Cry.

"What… What the hell is this?!"

Kaji stammered, obviously on the brink of an existential crisis.

"Megatron's Rule of Parallel Realities: What is real in one universe is fictional in another and vice versa."

The Decepticon Leader pridefully boasted.

"Or in simpler words: We read the spoilers," snarked Discord.

Kaji sat down and wiped his brow.

"I'm sorry. I'm just trying to comprehend the fact that life as we know it might just be some words in someone else's book."

"Don't sweat it. Just pretend you're some superhero and make the best of it. That's what I did."

"Discord, I highly doubt spreading chaos can be considered heroism."

"Luna, I highly doubt plunging the world into eternal darkness can be considered heroic. Overthrowing your sister, on the other hand, actually pretty normal for a royal."

As Luna and Discord bickered, Omega Supreme detected a new threat!

"Warning! Simultaneous seismic disturbances detected in Okinawa and Alaska! New Titans are awakening!"

"They're reacting to Godzilla's presence! Ghidorah probably isn't far behind either!"

With Ratchet's analysis, Prime turned towards Megatron for answers.

"I know King Caesar is in Okinawa, but who's in Alaska?"

"Let's just say he gets along well with protoforms, so don't worry about the Nerv base there."

Prime and Luna instantly knew who he was referring to.

"Gamera."

"Is he as ancient and large as this Earth's Godzilla?"

"Ask him yourself, your Majesty."

Prime bristled at Megatron's tone but relented.

"Contact the Alaska base, tell them to prepare for Gamera's awakening. If he's here, there's no doubt that the Gyaos are there too!"

"Already on it."

Discord remarked as a clone of himself materialized and disappeared through a portal.

"You'd better not teleport the entire base again."

"It was one time, Luna! I wanted to make a good first impression!"

Kaji cleared his throat.

"So what do we do now? Just sit back and watch Godzilla fight the Angels for us?"

"No, more Angels will definitely appear as reinforcements. Knowing Godzilla, he'll go straight for the strongest Angels and ignore the weaker ones."

Luna explained.

"So we get the scraps. Not that I'm complaining, considering what that flying octahedron did to us."

Kaji's relief was short-lived, as Omega soon sounded another alarm!

"Warning! Hacking attempt on Nerv's Magi units detected! Recommendation: Prepare Vaccine Program!"

"Is it Seele?!"

Wheeljack wondered loudly.

"No. An Angel unlike any other. But no worries, I took precautions."

Megatron answered, then spoke into his comm.

"Activate Reverse Evolution Virus!"

Unfortunately, as soon as Megatron activated his trap, he doubled over in pain!

"AAAAAAAAARRRRGH!"

Every Cybertronian stared in shock as they realized what Megatron was trying to achieve!

Even Starscream could only mutter a faint whisper!

"You damned fool..."

"What's he doing?!"

Kaji shouted over the commotion.

Optimus Prime looked down at Megatron with concern for the first time in ages.

"He's… he's trying to hack the Angel!"

To be continued...