Taming the Beast
Summary: An error in the Space Bridge Project sends Coby, Lori, and the Convoys into the Eva Universe. Why are the Rumbles that Coby and Lori pilot so similar to the Evas? Is there a connection between the Angels and the Transformers? Will they survive?
Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion or Transformers Galaxy Force, but they are interesting stories.
Chapter 6"That's the Angel?" Lori Hitomi asked.
Coby Rumble shook his head, "Shinji, I hope you bought butter the other day, because it looks like were having mutated lobster for dinner."
Misato's voice crackled over the speekers in their helmets, as they had connected them to the MAGI. "Can you two hold off the Angel until Unit 01 is ready to launch?"
"Hai!" they responded in unison.
"Interesting," Ritsuko commented as she looked at the readings the MAGI were getting from the Sybiocons and their pilots. "These readings are simmilar to what we get when we chart the sync ratio of the Eva Pilots. This is incredible data! This could really help with the construction of other Evas. Just one thing worries me, though?"
"What?" Maya asked.
"Well, Maya, does this look right to you?" Ritsuko asked. Maya looked, and her eyes widened.
"Those readings," she gasped, "It's like there's no difference between the Sybiocon and the Pilot! That's impossible! We know they're separate!"
"No, it's possible," Ritsuko corrected. "And in their case, it makes sense. They have a sybiotic relationship on a molecular and mental level. That's why those two can create what they call a Sybiocon Duality Field. Two minds woking as one in perfect sync; Coby Hanson and Rumble are two different beings, but together they work as one: Coby Rumble. Maybe they can help Shinji and Rei boost their sync ratios."
"Let's get through this fight first, Dr.," Coby Rumble said. He crawled forward in insectoid form and pointed his cannon at the exposed red orb as the Angel reared back. "Hey, bastard! Knock knock!" He fired twice, but both blasts simply splashed against the Angel's AT Field. "So that's an AT Field. Lori Hitomi, We have a plan. Fall back!" They backed up a ways as the Angel unfurled two energy whips and prepared to attack.
Transforming, the two Symbiocons steeled themselves. "Lori Hitomi, We're going to try to cut an opening through that field. Get in there and see what you can do against that core."
"We'll need something special to do that," Lori Hitomi grinned. Red auras of energy began to swirl around both mechs.
In NERV, Maya gasped, "Energy increase coming from the Sybiocons! It's so much! What are they doing?"
Shamshel was surprised by the small mechs, but what they were doing had her shocked. How could they generate that much energy?
The twin auras of energy swirlled upward like cyclones into the sky, which seemed to take on a purple-gold hue where the auras dispersed. Then, in each location, they sky warped in a spiral, and a shining, blue disk of light fell fast.
If Shamshel had been in controll of her body, her jaw would have made a hole strait through the Earth. What the hell is that?
"What the hell is THAT?" Misato yelled in surprise. The answer came quite quickly.
"FORCE CHIP! IGNITION!" the two Sybiocons yelled, as each disk dissapeared into a slot in the back of cannons of their respective Transformers. A glowing blade unsheathed from each cannon and was caught in the hands of their wielders. Coby Rumble lept forward, swinging his jade green blade down at the Angel. He struck the AT Field, which was exactly what he wanted.
"SYBIOCON DUALITY FIELD TECNIQUE: INVERTED PYSICAL BARRIER!" he roared. Energy crackled as the SD Field and the AT Field clashed, and then both vanished. "NOW!"
Lori Hitomi lept forward, thrusting her own blood red blade toward the Angel's core, only to be smacked aside and through a building by one of the energy whips. The pilot gritted her teeth as she felt numerous wounds open on her body as shrapnel tore into her Sybiocon, and then heal instantly before they could bleed as her Sybiocon's Auto-repair Systems kicked in. She landed hard, coughed, and stood in time to see Coby Rumble go flying as a whip struck him. That was when Unit 01 finally apeared and began firing the rifle it had brought at the Angel.
"Captain Katsuragi, we have two non-combatants out of the shelter and close to the combat area," Coby Rumble reported. "Your orders?"
Misato was furious when she saw the image that Coby Rumble sent, "Those two are in your class. Keep them out of trouble, but I want to talk to them later!"
"This thing just slashed my rifle in half and cut my cable, Misato! I've only got five minutes left!" Shinji yelled.
"Send him a spare rifle!" Misato ordered.
"Forget it, it won't work," Lori Hitomi said. "Shinji, We're going to distract the Angel. Tackle it from behind and stab the core with your prog knife." She jumped up behind the Angel and focused. "SYBIOCON DUALITY FIELD TECHNIQUE: NOVA FLASH!"
Shinji managed to cover his and the Eva's eyes as Lori Hitomi lit up like a miniture sun. The tactic worked, and the Angel turned away from him to look. Drawing his knife, he rushed forward and grabbed the Angel from behind. Somehow, he could tell exactly where the Angel's core was, and stabbed it with his blade.
As she fell into darkness Shamshel smiled to herself. Well done, brother. You two Outsiders did good in helping him. Thank you for my freedom, Tabrias.
"You punk!" Toji yelled, swining his fist at Coby's face. He and Kensuke had just received an earfull from Misato, and the last thing he needed was someone else lecturing him. What Coby had done was worse.
Coby caught his fist with his hand, never flinching once. "You are wrong to blame Shinji-san for your sister's injury. The only way you could have left the shelter was if you had done so before. You described what happened to your sister with enough accuracy that you would have had to have seen it with your own eyes. Since your sister is younger than you, I doubt she would have left the shelter then, unless you took her out with you for some reason.
"I'm guessing that you wanted to help, and wanted your sister to help as well. While that is an admirable thing to do, you should have never taken her into a combat zone unless she wanted to go. I know what it is like to be in a combat zone as a non-combatant, both willingly and unwillingly. I did everything I could to help during those times, but it was because of those times that I built Rumble, so that I could fight to protect those around me and myself.
"Shinji was placed in a combat situation with no training or previous experience. He is not responsible for what happened to your sister. You are responsible for the fact that she was there. You corrected your fault by rescuing her and getting her to a doctor. The blame now lies with those who placed Shinji in a situation he couldn't controll; a situation that put him in considerable pain, and that he will continue to be in for who knows how long."
"All right, I get it already!" Toji yelled, letting his arms fall to his sides. "Sorry."
"Don't apologize to me, apologize to Shinji," Coby said. "Talk to me tomorrow, and I'll see if I can come up with a way for you to help, and to get your sister some needed medical care."
"Thanks," Toji smiled slightly. Shinji came walking down the hall, having been told by many what a good job he did, as well as thanks from Ritsuko that he left the Angel mostly undamaged so she could study it. "Hey, Shinji!" Toji called to him, hurring foreward. "I want to apologize for trying to hit you earlier. So, can you punch me instead?"
Shinji's red eyes widened, "What? Why?"
"I'd make me feel better, and I'd rather not owe you," the jock replied.
His face an excelent example of confusion, Shinji thought for a moment before he grinned slightly, "Nah! I'd rather have you owe me one. Don't worry, I won't leave you hanging for too long."
Toji sighed in frustration, but realized that he probably deserved it. Kensuke joined the two and introduced himself, and the three were soon chatting like old friends as they headed toward the elevator. They were soon joined by Coby and Lori, who were still wearing their silver-white uniforms. Kensuke wisely kept his distance, remembering the punishment he got at school. When they reached the elevator they found Rei already entering one to go to up, so they stepped in.
"How are you feeling, Rei?" Shinji asked.
"I am fine," she replied. Internally, she sudenly felt very confused by her reaction. I should have just said, 'Fine'. Why did I say more? It was unnesessary.
"Good! That means you're getting better," Shinji said with a smile.
"As are you, Ikari-san," Rei said, her face still emotionless. "Your battle today showed that you have improved greatly. You did… well." Why am I talking to him like this? And why am I unsure of what to say?
By this time, the elevator had reached Rei's destination, and she left the car. The doors closed, and the elevator continued to the surface, but not before Shinji noticed Rei turn towards him, the slightest hint of confusion in her eyes, eyes that were a lot like his. Shinji wondered what else they had in common.
"Damn, Shinji! You got Ayanami to talk!" Toji exclaimed, his eyes wide.
"I wish I had my camera to record that!" Kensuke whined. NERV had confiscated it.
Apparently, Ayanami-san doesn't talk much, Lori thought. Maybe I can change that, if I try. I'd be nice to have a fellow female pilot for a friend. Someone to relate too.
Coby was musing about how everything Rei said was done in the exact same tone, with no emotion showing in her face or voice. But her eyes showed that she was confused about something, and Coby had a gut feeling that Gendo was behind Rei's seemingly emotionless state. His gut feelings were almost as accurate as Lori's Women's Intuition, which still had a perfect record. What is your story, Rei Ayanami?
In the Room of Gauf, another Rei clone was reformated into the form of an Angel's true, humanoid form. Shamshel shighed in relief. It had worked, and she was herself again. She was not a good tactition, so she simply put up a few illutions to hide herself, and then began to wait with her sister. When the time was right, she knew they would be able to make their move against the Destroyer, but all 15 of them on Earth needed to fight as one to stand a chance.
Just you wait, Adam. You harmed our Creator once before, and scattered us all across the stars. Your time will come. You will not destroy this world like you destroyed our home.
Galaxy Convoy looked around in sadness. He had tried to see if Seibertron existed in this universe, thinking that he'd find Cyborus there. Instead, all he found were the reminants of a destroyed world. Nothing but fragments existed now.
Scanning a piece of rubble, he noticed something. The composition was different from Primus. While Primus, and all Transformers as a result, was bio-metallic, these leftovers were more bio-organic.
Making note of this difference, Galaxy Convoy swung his sword and opened a Warp Gate back to Earth. The other Convoys needed to hear about this.
"Ikari, the arrival of those two was not predicted in the Scrolls."
"How did they get here?"
Gendo sighed, "We don't know how. Dr. Akagi thinks that the Angelic aspect of Unit 01 ripped open a wormhole into another universe."
"Blasphemy!"
"Yet entirely possible."
"There may very well be more that came through that wormhole," Gendo continued. "7 objects were seen falling from it. Only those two mechs and their pilots were found."
"What does this do to the scenario?"
"For now, it is unaltered," the Commander answered. "They may even prove to be an aid in enacting Instrumentality."
"How can you be sure of their cooperation?"
"They seem to have made an Oath in their universe that they refuse to go back on to protect humanity. They will help us, so long as we manipulate them correctly," Gendo replied. "I am having Captain Katsuragi keep an eye on them as well. If they side with the Angels, I'm certain she won't hesitate to rid us of them."
"Do not fail us, Ikari. We are placing a good deal of trust in you on this matter."
The Committee members signed off one by one until only Gendo and Keele were left. "Ikari, if those two start to detract from our scenario, eliminate them, or you will be annihilated yourself," Keele warned, and then he too vanished.
Gendo almost laughed out loud. Keele still thought that he was eating out of the old man's hand. Soon, he would see otherwise. Gendo didn't want the Instrumentality SEELE yearned for, he just wanted to be reunited with his wife, and he would do anything to get what he wanted.
Even if it meant killing those two.