The first day of the Louds' vacation was something else. Their son, Lincoln, had just piloted the test model of a giant robot. What was really a surprising was how good he was at doing it, like it was child's play. It had managed to impress both them and the inventor of the robot, Akimi. She felt, as ridiculous as it might seem, that she had managed to find herself the pilot that she has been looking for. One with skill and a good attitude, compared to McCoy. Speaking of whom, he wasn't exactly so found of what he witnessed the other day. A little kid outshines him at piloting a robot, he would not have it. When Akimi had asked Lincoln to return the next day, he was surprised to see Emil there, waiting for him...

Emil:"You know, I gotta admit...that was some pretty good piloting you did the other day."

Lincoln:"Thanks! I think I even managed to surprise myself."

Emil:"Yeah, I would say that you may have a future of being a pilot."

Lincoln:"Oh? Well, I wouldn't know about that..."

Emil:"But I'm gonna have to ask you to stop this."

Lincoln:"...What?"

Emil:"Stop all of this. Stop trying to be a pilot for this tin can. In case you haven't noticed, that's my job."

Lincoln:"Well...I know that, but-"

Emil:"And besides, it's not like anyone's gonna take seriously the fact that a little boy is piloting a giant robot."

Lincoln:"...Well, I guess they're just gonna have to be in for a surprise too then."

After hearing that, Emil glared at him angrily...

Emil:"Didn't you hear what I told you to do? I told you to drop this whole thing. You're never gonna be as good as a pilot as me."

Lincoln:"I'm not trying to be as good as you! In fact, from what Akimi told me, you suck as piloting this thing!"

Emil:"It's only because her design is pathetic!"

Lincoln:"Then how was I able to figure it out so easily?"

It was then that Lincoln was caught off guard by McCoy grabbing hold of his shirt and pulling him up, off the ground. He saw the man glaring daggers at him, looking like he almost wanted to kill Lincoln...

Emil:"You listen, and you listen good. I worked my butt off to get this job so that people could finally recognize me as the hero that I'm meant to be. All the fame, all the glory, it's bound to be mine! And if I have to learn how to pilot this stupid thing, then so be it. It's my time, and I'm not gonna a little kid ruin all my hard work!"

Lincoln was getting horrified at the moment, that he couldn't say anything back, as Emil through him to the ground. He struggled to get up as he saw McCoy walk away...

Lincoln:"You're...you're nothing but a jerk and a creep! I'll tell everyone about you, let them know who you are!"

Emil:"(Laughs) No one's gonna take you seriously, kid. It'll just sound like a stupid joke. You'll be a laughingstock while I recognized as the hero I'm bound to be!"

Lincoln managed to get back up on his feet as Emil was leaving the room, turning at him one more time...

Emil:"And if you're any smart, you'll do what I say and stop this piloting nonsense."

As he left the room, Lincoln took this as his opportunity to go look for Akimi...

The robot inventor herself was actually with Lincoln's little sister, Lisa, at the moment. They were looking of the speculations of the mech, finding what can be upgraded or improved upon. Lisa still couldn't believe that she was working on a project this big in her life. She had so many questions, but didn't want to pester Akimi too much about it...

Lisa:"This still feels like a dream come true."

Akimi:"Oh yeah?"

Lisa:"Indeed! How long has it taken you to build this mechanism?"

Akimi:"Years. Thankfully, I had some good friends and a...lot of money to put this project into play. So, I can't really take all the credit."

Lisa:"And even after all this time, you're still working on it?"

Akimi:"Call me a bit of a perfectionist, but I have to make sure that absolutely nothing goes wrong with the design. And because of all the pressure I put myself in, I'm always on my feet, barely giving myself a break. But I've learned to adapt with it."

Lisa wasn't sure how to feel about that. But, she decided to change the subject when she saw something peeking out from Akimi's lab coat. It looked to have been the handle of a sword, a pretty good one at that...

Lisa:"Is...is that a weapon?"

Realizing that her sword was beginning to peak out, Akimi quickly positioned it to where it remained hidden underneath her coat."

Akimi:"Please forget you saw that."

Lisa:"Why do you even have a sword?!"

Akimi:"(sighs) I suppose I can tell you. It's a family heirloom, belong to every generation of my family before hand. I belonged to a clan of Samurai who took pride in all who were blood. Never disowning...never killing off. We may not have been the best, and it's unlikely that Nagamaki name will appear in the history books, but we are samurai, and we fought to the end."

Lisa:"..."

Akimi:"In my early childhood, my parents had loved me so much, despite how they were. Hard working, trained and disciplined warriors. I was next in line to serve as a samurai in my family, working hard day and night in perfecting my skills. But I always took a passion in having my mind as sharpened my skills."

Lisa:"Did your family judge you for it?"

Akimi:"On the contrary...they told me they couldn't be any prouder of me. Saying that I was following the principles of a samurai, they said that I would become one of the greatest of them all."

Lisa:"And did you?"

Akimi:"...I didn't get the chance to."

Lisa:"What do you mean?"

Akimi:"...And when I was about to truly become a samurai, assassins attacked our home...slaughtered everyone."

That was enough to leave Lisa horrified, knowing that this girl has been through a lot. A whole lot...

Akimi:"I fought with all that I resolved, butchering those murdering...jerks...But in doing so, I abandon the way of the samurai, having no honor left, no family...I stood there, with my father's sword in hand, and looked to see the city's police forces not too far away. I was taken in by friend of my family, and thankfully allowed to keep my father's sword. Though, there was no reason to even wield it anymore, I kept it close to me all this time. And with the knowledge I gained of robotics and engineering, I was able to upgrade the blade into a high tech sword. People said that my father wouldn't approved of tampering with his ancestral blade, knowing my family...I'd say he'd be fine with it."

Lisa:"...Wow...normally, I'm not one to show human emotion, but-"

And it was then that Lisa fell to her knees and started crying after hearing that story. Smiling and wiping away a tear from her own eyes, Akimi picked up Lisa and hugged her, like family would do comfort each other...

Akimi:"That's sweet of you, Lisa."

Suddenly, Lincoln comes in through the door and sees what's going on...

Lincoln:"Um...am I interrupting something?"

Akimi:"(let's Lisa go) No. Lisa just got a little...emotional."

Lisa:"(embarrassed) Y-Yes. Nothing else, really."

Lincoln:"(confused) Well...okay. There's something I need to tell you, Akimi. It's about McCoy."

Akimi:"What about him?"

Lincoln:"Well, you see, he-"

Before he could finish, an alarm was going off and the lights were flashing red...

Lisa:"What's going on?"

Akimi:"That's the alarm I set up in case of Kaiju activity."

Lincoln:"Oh."

Realizing what Akimi just said, the threw of them get onto the computer to see what is going on. There was, in fact, a real life Kaiju was appearing in the sea of Japan, and it was heading for the country. The three of them couldn't believe it...

Akimi:"It's finally happening."

Lincoln:"A real life Kaiju."

Lisa:"But...that i-impposible...Rational mind...shutting down."

Seeing that his sister was about to faint, Lincoln caught Lisa as she passed out. Then, his attention turned back to the Kaiju surfacing from the ocean. This was a lot to take in...

Lincoln:"Akimi...what are we gonna do?"

Akimi:"...We?...You're not ready for this."

Lincoln:"But-"

Akimi:"Passing a beginners test doesn't make you an expert, Lincoln. And that's a real life monster, not am AR. This is my fight, Lincoln."

Lincoln:"...Okay...I understand."

Akimi:"Good...you and Lisa will be safe here. I got to notify Emil that he needs to get his butt here as soon as possible!"

Lincoln:"And then what?"

She then opens a locker, revealing some kind of piloting suit...

Akimi:"I gotta get ready for battle."