Shin Getter Robo vs. Mazinkaiser vs. Neon Genesis Evangelion – The Impact!
Koros45 doesn't own Mazinkaiser, Shin Getter Robo Armageddon, or Neon Genesis Evangelion
Stage Four [Decisive Battle]
The interior of Shin Dragon was host to all sorts of technology. From Getter Reactors to more basic communication equipment and weapons, the massive Getter housed more than enough supplies and technology to keep any occupants well fed and entertained. These three occupants in particular, however, did not need either. Being Invaders, they did not need to eat, and could provide their own entertainment well enough.
In this case the three looked to a fragment of a gigantic wrist under a gigantic lens.
"Hmph. So this is what our Invaders salvaged from Unit 01's berserker rage?" The disheveled and hard eyed Professor Saotome asked.
"Hee hee hee! Yes! It's part of Bardiel! The Angel that fused with Evangelion Unit 03!" Dr. Stinger said.
"An Angel. This will be an interesting exercise." Dr. Cohen said with a big grin on his leonine features.
"Yes. The being known as Adam resides in Antartica. The origin of these Angels. We know this due to Shin Dragon's extensive radar system." Dr. Stinger said and Saotome nodded.
"These Angels attack NERV. For what purpose, I can't say – I was never part of GIHERN or NERV." Saotome explained. "I refused to work with anyone involved with Dr. Hell back then. In hindsight perhaps I was too fixated on human morality."
"Don't let it get you down, Professor Saotome. Our hosts have enough absorbed knowledge of SEELE to fill in most of the gaps." Stinger pointed out.
"Most of. Not all. Then we need to find someone on the inside who we can persuade to join with us." Cohen said. "I'll profile the Japanese Government and the International Council of Scientists for volunteers."
"And we'll look at this Angel and see what makes it tick!" Stinger said with a gleeful laugh. "If we see just what draws the Angels out, the next one could appear far sooner than NERV expects!" The blue skinned and coral textured man giggled.
"Then begin the experiment! Even the being known as Adam will have to see the fruit we bare from the tree of knowledge known as Shin Dragon!" Saotome said as he pulled on a control lever and a Getter Dragon appeared, eyes glowing a wicked yellow as it began making incisions in the EVA flesh with it's Getter Beam.
/
Shinji stared at the ceiling and looked at the fan slowly rotating. The previous day had been quite an adventure, but the harsh reality of it was that he still was expected to pilot Unit 01. The thing that almost killed Toji. And the thing that he seemed to have no real control of when it really mattered.
He made some easy lunch and tried to sleep but to no avail. Things were so lonely right now. His entire social circle was at NERV right now and he had no desire to see his father. There was always the Getter Team but Shinji knew they had their own work to deal with. Shinji stopped and a light went off in his head. It was the weekend, so maybe he could check up on Toji. The Fourth Child, if Bardiel hadn't taken control of EVA unit 03.
Shinji stood up and thought about the other day. When Hayato and Benkei had taken off with him in Dragon's head, screaming the command of "Shine Spark!" with them as Getter Dragon's ultimate attack struck Dr. Hell. If he could do something like that every day – even if it was just seeing a friend that was hurt, that might make things easier.
Shinji stood and threw on his white button up shirt and changed into more proper black pants as he left the apartment.
/
"Thanks for the meal, Benkei. You sure know how to treat us ladies." Asuka said with a laugh as she'd finished her steak and Benkei smiled in satisfaction.
"I just like to see people happy. Ryoma and Hayato make going out with them a bother. I'm glad you two are here to mix it up."
"Hey Rei, it's rude not to finish your food." Asuka said as Rei had only eaten half of her portion of pasta.
"Too much of it can lead to bodily complications. I apologize, but I have had my fill." Rei said and Asuka scowled at her.
"It's no problem. I wish you'd told me and I would have gladly gotten you something else to eat." Benkei said, his eyes a little apologetic.
"Not necessary. The amount that I ate is enough. I am content." Rei answered.
"He's sad because you didn't say what exactly you wanted!" Asuka said with a huff. "So what do you want to eat, wonder girl!?"
Rei blinked. "What do I . . . want?" Her red eyes widened just a smidgen and Asuka sighed.
"I've never thought about it." Rei answered and Benkei joined Asuka with a bigger sigh.
"Girl, you don't know what you like to eat?! I – I can't. I've failed as a Dad if I can't even get a girl something she likes to eat." Benkei looked to the food and then to Rei.
"You're going to take that home, right?" He asked and Rei nodded.
"Yes. It will serve as the main course to my dinner."
Asuka frowned. "Hold on, wonder-girl. Do you have any kind of food that you actually like?"
Rei shook her head.
"A favorite color?" She asked. Again Rei shook her head.
"Argh! What about favorite, I don't know, favorite music?!" Asuka asked again.
Another shake.
"Why are you so concerned about what I like and dislike? Liking or disliking something is my decision. It should not affect your daily life." Rei responded.
"Well I just wanted to make the two of you feel like you were regular girls for an hour of your day. Kei won't even let me do that for her anymore." Benkei said to them. "Sorry about that. I shouldn't mention family stuff like that. It just breaks my heart that you're so trained to be soldiers that you stop being kids."
"I don't mind being more mature than the brats at the High School. I mean look at Tetsuya. He's pretty level headed. Wasn't he a soldier for most of his life? I think he turned out OK." Asuka commented.
"Yeah, he turned out OK. But that's not the same as turning out good. The life he leads is not the kind of life you should be thinking about." Benkei warned.
"But that's all I – that's all we have! We have to pilot the EVA's! We're the only ones who can!"' Asuka blurted out.
A lot of people in the restaurant looked their way and Benkei became aware of the eyes watching them. They were done eating so they had no reason to stay around.
"Ah hell." Benkei said, looking to his watch suddenly. "Let me pay for lunch and I'll take you two back to NERV HQ." Benkei said, standing up to take some yen out of his wallet.
The ride back in the jeep was quiet, and Benkei dropped them off. He waved as he sped off, driving to another spot to pick up Ryoma and Hayato.
"Idiot! You can't not have a favorite color! I swear, Rei! You may be an ace pilot and get perfect scores, but none of that matters if you're not a real person!" Asuka scolded. It was still the afternoon and the muggy sun wasn't helping her frustration.
"But I am a real person, Asuka." Rei answered. Asuka spun around and glared at her.
"Oh yeah!? Well if that's true then why did you just shut him down like that?!"
"Shut him . . . down?" Rei asked.
"Yes! You defected all of our questions about what you liked and completely killed the conversation!"
"I . . . did that?"
"Yes! You even had an out too! You could've asked him for something you liked! Chickpeas! Takoyaki! Salad! Anything!" Asuka continued.
"I believe it was your outburst that caused him to stop trying to talk to us." Rei retorted and Asuka yelled.
"AAAAGH! Rei, I can't talk with you sometimes! You're just as impossible as Shinji!"
"Why do you disdain pilot Ikari?" Rei asked.
"He's spineless! He's a coward! And yet somehow he's still allowed to pilot with us!" Asuka ranted.
"Asuka, I don't agree."
Asuka blinked. Rei had suddenly gotten in her face, a shadow cast below Rei's crimson eyes.
" . . . It's hard to talk with either of you! About anything!" Asuka yelled as she ran off to the base. She'd find her locker with a fresh plug suit and could do more sync exercises to avoid wonder-girl. And Shinji as well – at least until she had to go home.
/
"Hey Shinji." Toji answered as the other boy opened the door for him.
"I wanted to see how you were holding up." Shinji said, smiling as Toji's injuries were pretty minor considering what he'd gone through. He was currently in a wheelchair, suffering an injured leg. A pair of crutches were propped against the wall once his leg healed enough for them. Shinji sat next to his friend and listened to him.
"Oh I'm OK. Just taking a few days off of school to try and recover. Thanks for not killing me, by the way." Toji said and Shinji quivered for a moment as it might have been a sarcastic comment. But then Toji put a hand on Shinji's shoulder. A sincere statement then.
Shiji nodded. "Well I didn't want to kill one of my best friends."
"Yeah, I wouldn't want to kill you either." Toji said and the two chuckled even if it was over something so dark.
"Kensuke's coming over soon." Toji said, leaning back as far as he could with a sigh as he stretched out.
"Oh?" Shinji asked.
"Yeah. He's been bringing me my homework for the past few days. Class rep insisted I study even away from school, can you believe it?" Toji asked.
Shinji nodded. "Sorry I haven't been able to get your stuff from school. Things have been so busy."
"Yeah, I know! You know I wanted to ask about your work with the Super Robot army or whatever you're calling that alliance with the Photon Labs. But you know, the whole Fourth Pilot thing got in the way of that." Toji said and Shinji blinked.
"Oh god, Kensuke's gonna pick my brain over that, isn't he?!" Shinji asked with a wince and Toji grinned.
"You know it! The whole walk to the park with him was just him arguing with himself over what he liked more – Great Mazinger or Getter Dragon!" Toji said with a chuckle. "He wanted me to pick a favorite too."
"And what did you say, Toji?" Shinji asked.
"Your Evangelion." Toji responded immediately and Shinji blinked.
"My . . . Eva?!"
"Yeah. It's badass as hell and it saved us idiots from that Angel. Plus you pilot it. That kind of makes you cool in a way I guess. Why wouldn't it be my first choice?" Toji asked him as though it was common sense.
Shinji was at a loss for words as Kennsuke let himself in. "Even compared to them, my EVA. . . is that important to him?"
/
"It's done! We've merged the Invader with the EVA specimen!"
Stinger said with a chattering grin.
"And what does Adam think of that? I'd say he's impressed enough to send out another Angel this quickly!" Saotome asked with a grin as a large shadow appeared, floating above the submerged Shin Dragon. The haloed being had several orange spheres in it's body and started to follow them at a slow pace.
"Then the experiment was a success! We can use this to make the Angels attack at a faster rate than usual!" Cohen said and Saotome nodded.
"And that means that SEELE's plan will be enacted sooner! The Human Instrumentality Project will come to fruition!" Saotome said, spreading out his arms and laughing.
"And then all of those human souls will be on the menu!" Stinger said, licking his lips. "Always a pleasure working with you, Professor Saotome! Dr. Cohen."
"Of course, Dr. Stinger. Now let's see if NERV can handle an Angel attack this quickly." The larger man said as he adjusted his small glasses.
/
"So, how was babysitting?" Ryoma asked as the Jeep sped down the streets, Benkei at the wheel.
"We had lunch and at first it was great." Benkei said, his voice sturdy and assured.
"At first?" Hayato asked.
"Yeah. Then Rei tells me she can't finish the meal and that she doesn't have a favorite food. Then Asuka started complaining about how that was bad and it all escalated into us leaving."
"Escalated? Did Soryu start a fight?" Ryoma asked, sounding bored out of his mind, resting his face against his bandaged fingers, his elbow against the car's open window.
"No. she just used Tetsuya as a positive example of an adult." Benkei finished.
"Well that's a good answer. He's pretty cool." Ryoma said and Benkei yelled.
"DAMMIT, Ryoma! Yes! Yes he is cool! But the amount of stuff he went through at their age – no kid should have to go through that kind of crap! And here we are, with Asuka in pretty much the same position!" Benkei finished yelling.
"So the conversation turned dour – especially considering who you were with." Hayato said.
"Yeah. But it was fun at first. And I got to talk to Rei about potential combat strategies. How did it go on your end?" Benkei asked.
"Well I'm pretty sure we made Gendo shit his pants." Ryoma said.
"On a more celebratory note, Kaji confirms what we believed." Hayato said.
"What!? But he said no to our question!" Ryoma said, sounding startled.
"He said no. But that didn't mean he meant no. Subtlety is a good quality for a spy, after all." Hayato answered with a grin.
"Dammit! You just wanted me to tag along to give that shit-bag Gendo a scare, didn't you!?"
"It worked, didn't it? A fine distraction." Hayato said, looking to Ryoma with satisfied grin.
"Well better for him to think I'm the one he should be afraid of than you I guess." Ryoma said, looking out the window of the car at the forest beside the road.
"Oh yeah! Kaji did confirm that NERV detected the Pilder! I think Kabuto's OK." Ryoma added.
"Well that's some good news at least. I know one girl in particular who will be happy to hear about that!" Benkei said.
Then an alarm blared and the three stopped as a black shape appeared over the horizon.
"Damn! An Angel now!?" Ryoma yelled as the car skidded to a halt, the trio running from it to avoid the advancing Angel.
Ryoma pulled out his phone and dialed quickly.
"Professor Yumi! Launch Black Getter now! Target my current location! I don't want Tetsuya jumping the gun and getting himself killed!" Ryoma ordered as the Doctor complied.
Then Ryoma hung up and looked to Benkei and Hayato. "Five minutes till it arrives. Take the Jeep away from here. And stay safe. I'll go further from the road so that Black Getter doesn't step on anyone's building when it arrives.""
Hayato nodded as Benkei looked around for any places they could hide out at.
/
Go looked to the skies and his eyes narrowed. "Gai. Kei. Begin booting up Shin Getter." The man said in a comm. Tetsuya had already boarded Great Mazinger, the black and silver robot taking off as it flew to intercept the monster.
"Something that big of a problem that Great Mazinger can't handle it, Go?" Gai asked.
"Yes. We'll need Shin Getter. Now." Go responded as he looked right above Tokyo three – an Angel's shadow looming above it.
/
"An Angel attack now?! But the previous one was so soon!-" Asuka cursed as the sync exercise was canceled. She had wanted to just leave in a few minutes, but now she was cooped up in EVA Unit 02 waiting for further instructions.
"Dammit. And now I have to wait for wonder-girl to get here." She said with a frown, putting her hand on her cheek as the LCL rose to a level appropriate for combat.
The Angel was called Zeruel and it's large body hovered over the geofront. It was moving fast – NERV's forces couldn't even mobilize in time to stop it. The city wasn't fully repaired since the last Angel attack and a feeling of unpreparedness fell over the NERV staff. It was a new feeling as they usually had enough time to prepare for any scenerio.
"Attention NERV! This is Tetsuya Tsurugi in Great Mazinger, Representing the Photon Power Labs! Requesting to assist! The Getter Team should follow shortly!" The pilot's voice was heard over the comm. A sigh of relief went over the station as assistance would be appreciated this time.
"Permission granted. Keep the Angel occupied while we launch the EVA series." Commander Ikari said as the black and silver robot flew through the skies on crimson wings.
/
Asuka felt herself get jealous as Tetsuya let loose on the Angel with Great Mazinger's signature attack.
"THUNDERRRRR BRREEAK!" Tetsuya cried out as an arc of lighting shot from Great Mazinger's finger, slamming into Zeruel's barrier. The Angel stopped and rotated it's body to gaze upon it's new airborne foe.
"No effect. The AT Field has repelled the attack." Ritsuko said through the open comm as the NERV staff watched on the bridge.
"Then how about a more personal approach!? Mazinger Blade!" Tetsuya declared.
From a slot in Great Mazinger's hip, a double edged silver blade emerged, with a fine gold handle and cross-guard. Great Mazinger grabbed it in one hand and boosted down from the skies towards the Angel, slashing at it.
Once again the AT field blocked the attack. Then it was Zeruel's turn to attack.
Long arms, flat and rectangular bent and extended, shooting towards the super robot. They connected with a clang and Tetsuya yelled as they struck Great Mazinger's chest before pushing forward and sending him crashing down to the ground.
Zeruel's whole body turned again, it's skull-like white mask contrasting with it's black body as it resumed it's advance to NERV HQ.
Great Mazinger stood with some effort and Tetsuya's voice was heard. "Abomination, your opponent is still right here! Great Typhoon!"
A vortex of wind blasted from Great Mazinger's metal grille, the twister striking Zeruel's back and moved it forwards, slamming it into the ground – yet the Angel didn't seem to care as one arm raised backwards to fire again at Great Mazinger.
The arm never got to touch Tetsuya as a black and silver studded battle axe fell from the sky, slicing the limb in two with a colossal crash.
Yellow eyes with blood red pupils glared at the Angel and their owner lunged. Asuka saw the machine earlier in footage but seeing it in action was another story. The Black Getter.
One fist covered in golden knuckle spikes while the opposite arm was covered in three back facing razor blade. It was based off of a standard Getter 1, the rotund body painted black and augmented with pupils, a ragged black cape, and a silver battle mask.
A volley of purple Getter Beams fired from within Black Getter's cape, arcing around and bombarding Zeruel with blasts at multiple angles. When the blasts dispersed, the Angel stood, unscathed.
"Tough customer, huh?! Then eat this! Getter Beam!" Ryoma's voice was heard as a lens on the Black Getter's chest opened up, firing off Getter 1's signature attack.
"Breast Burn!" Tetsuya joined in as Great Mazinger leaned back and a heat wave fired out of the V shaped panel on it's chest. Both attacks hit and this seemed to get Zeruel's attention as it turned to face the pair.
Again an explosion. And the Angel remained, minor damage healing as it readied it's arms again.
/
"We need to launch, now!" Asuka yelled as she started booting up the manual sequence herself.
"Asuka, negative!" Misato yelled. "We can't have you launch yet. Unit 00's still not ready."
"I don't care! We can't let these old-timers get the better of us!" the pilot yelled.
As she spoke, Zeruel's arm wrapped around Great Mazinger, flailing it towards Black Getter. The dark Getter Robo leapt in the air as Great's body slammed into the ground. A gun sprung out of Black Getter's arm as the robot fired it, the shell striking the AT field once again.
"Damn barrier shield-! Let's see you fight without that!-" Ryoma's voice was heard complaining.
Great Mazinger rolled over. "Naval Missile!" Tetsuya commanded as a red missile fired from his Mazinger's stomach.
"Ryoma, shoot the missile before it hits the barrier!"
"Got it!"
Black Getter fired again, striking the missile with a Getter Beam par Tetsuya's instructions. The resulting explosion didn't stop Zeruel, but it did surprise it enough for the arms to stop reaching for either machine as the AT field was not deployed.
/
"This is Ayanami. Unit 00 will be ready to launch soon." Rei's voice was heard.
"Alright. Asuka, you're clear now. Just be careful." Misato's voice warned.
"Got it! This is Asuka, Evangelion Unit 02, launching!" She yelled as EVA Unit 02 was launched from the hangar elevator.
The red and orange Eva landed and Asuka ran it towards a weapons depot by the lake, and pulled out a pair of rifles, firing at the Angel.
"Hey you! Try this on for size!" She yelled as the bullets got the Angel's attention.
It worked almost too well. The Angel went after her with both arms firing. It took Asuka a second to realize she might not be able to dodge or use the AT field in time to stop the attack.
It turned out she didn't need to as the arms missed her entirely. Something big and heavy grabbed the Angel and was able to move it, yellow eyes blazing as red and green arms grappled with the Angel..
"Go Ichimonji, Shin Getter reporting!" The pilot yelled out. And it was true, as the machine held Zeruel in place, matching it for strength.
"Alright! Shin Getter's here! Now let's end this together, everyone!" Ryoma's voice was heard as Black Getter landed next to Unit 02 and readied his own firearm, a white gun that flipped out of Black Getter's own arm.
"I couldn't agree more!" Tetsuya yelled as Great Mazinger landed on the other side of the Evangelion.
"Naval Missile!" Tetsuya ordered again as the projectile was joined by covering fire from Ryoma and Asuka.
The attacks hit the Angel, making it retreat a few steps. Zeruel roared in response, an explosion detonating where it stood in a massive white cross.
"AAAARRRGH!" Go cried out as Shin Getter lost it's grip and was sent falling to the ground.
"The Angel has begun it's own detonation attacks! All units, be advised to avoid!" Ritsuko cautioned.
Then Zeruel struck again. An arm each snaked out, slicing Black Getter's gun in half and Black Getter in the face, and slamming into Great Mazinger a second time. Both super robots fell and Asuka decided to upgrade her arsenal.
The two rifles were discarded in favor of two bazookas. The Evangelion fired and the Angel responded again.
The twin arms snaked like razors and Asuka moved, not about to let it do the same to her EVA.
One of the arms slices through the right shoulder pylon and Asuka hissed as she felt the rectangular piece fall from the attack.
Still, she wasn't finished. Asuka looked down as far as she could in the free-fall backwards, firing both bazookas a second time. They hit and as she recovered with a backwards somersault, she saw the Angel staring at her, ready to attack again.
"Getter beam!" Go yelled out as an emerald blast shot from Shin Getter's head, making the Angel stop again.
Another explosion right where Shin Getter was, but this time three ships flew from the point of impact, white, yellow, and red.
"Alright then, let's show it some real speed!" Kei's voice was heard. "Change! Shin Getter 2!"
The white and slender body of the second configuration of Shin Getter Robo hovered in the air, pupils set in it's yellow eyes wide with anger and golden drill whirring as it created a vortex of wind.
"Drill Hurricane!" Kei shouted, commanding the vortex to strike at Zeruel.
The AT field was deployed this time, but did not succeed in blocking the vortex's sheer winds and Kei followed up with another command. "Drill Attack!"
The golden drill fired off of Shin Getter's arm as a missile, ramming through the barrier and stabbing the Angel in the face. The resulting wail of pain made Asuka's skin crawl.
"So we can break that barrier! Keep it coming!" Ryoma yelled out.
"Ayanami, launching." Rei said as her blue Unit 00 landed next to Asuka, still missing an arm from the last battle with Bardiel.
"Rei, is that an N2 mine?!" Asuka exclaimed as Rei's intent became perfectly known.
"Yes. I will stop the angel with Unit 00's AT field at close range and full power." Rei said as her EVA got into a sprinting pose. "I can do it because I am expendable. If I die, I can just be replaced."
"Rei, don't do it! We still have a way out! And way too much back up to even think about a sacrifice play!" Misato yelled.
Asuka followed up, standing again for Unit 02 to fire on Zeruel. "That's right! If you kill yourself, you'll never get to have a favorite anything!"
The Angel's face re-formed as it created another explosion. With three pilots' screams, Shin Getter Robo fell to the lake with a large splash.
"How about we take a page from their plan, wonder-girl? You THROW that mine at it and I'll hit it with this rocket!" Asuka proposed, running the other direction to get the Angel's attention.
"The plan is agreeable. Proceeding." Rei said, following her lead as she hurled the N2 mine at Zeruel.
Asuka grinned and fired, the rocket striking the mine in another explosion.
The smoke didn't get a chance to disperse as the Angel's arms shot out again.
/
"Mr. Kaji?!" Shinji asked, incredulous as the man looked to him with a smile despite the fierce battle waged behind them.
"Shinji. Fancy seeing you here. Why aren't you out there?" The man asked him.
"I can't – I chose not to pilot Unit 01 anymore." Shinji said, looking conflicted.
"You chose not to? So have you changed your mind?" Kaji said as he tended to a patch of watermelons.
"Huh?" Shinji said and Kaji turned around with a grin. "Look Shinji. Even though I'd like to rest my face in Misato's bosom right now, this is the thing that brings me the most joy. Tending some watermelons. And right now, it's all that I can do."
As he spoke, Unit 02 fired again as the Angel warded off the attack with the AT field.
"But you – you can do much more than me." Kaji continued. "But it has to be your choice. No one can force you to do it."
The Angel's blade struck and Asuka screamed as one of Unit 02's arms fell, flying across the city-scape and crashing into the ground.
The arm of the Evangelion landed mere meters from Shinji and he turned to look to the battle at hand.
"My . . . choice." Shinji said as he looked to Unit 00 and 02, Great Mazinger and both Getters. Struggling against the single Angel.
"- you pilot it. That kind of makes you cool in a way I guess. Why wouldn't it be my first choice?" Toji's words echoed in Shinji's head.
"Thank you Mr. Kaji." Shinji said. Kaji looked up from the watermelon to see Shinji's body already running through the streets in a mad dash toward NERV HQ.
/
"Shin Getter should be way stronger than this! What's the problem!" Gai yelled as Kei had the Getter rise from the lake..
"The repairs to the advanced guidance system weren't finished. It can't keep up with human reaction time. Kei, let's try using Shin Getter 1 again. My senses are closest attuned with Getter's." Go suggested.
"We can't. That blast damaged the Open Get mechanism. We're stuck as Getter 2." Gai said and moped. "With just the Getter Claw, we're just a shadow of Shin Getter 2 at it's best."
"But you have speed! Concentrate on distracting the Angel so we can hit it with everything we've got!" Ryoma yelled out.
"Got it, Ryoma! Getter Vision!" Kei yelled.
Shin Getter's rockets fired on full power as it flew into the sky, circling around and increasing in velocity as it's trajectory became a jagged neon green line. The robot slammed into the Angel again and again, striking with such speed and variety of angles that Zeruel couldn't hope to block or counter the attacks.
"This is taking everything we have! Everyone, shoot it down with all you've got!" Kei yelled from the strain of speed.
"Thunder Break!"
"Getter Beam!"
Once again, a unified attack from Great Mazinger and Black Getter struck Zeruel.
Then Shin Getter 2 stopped mid-flight, halting as it's eyes dimmed.
"N-no effect?!" Ritsuko yelled as the onslaught of heavy attacks seemed unstoppable.
"The Angel is still advancing." Misato said.
/
"This is Shinji Ikari! The pilot of Evangelion Unit 01!" A voice cried out.
All heads on deck looked to the boy, eyes burning with determination.
"And what brings you back here?" Gendo asked, his expression unknown.
"I'll do it! I'll pilot Unit 01! This is my choice!" Shinji yelled out, staring at the purple head of the beast he rode. "This is something only I can do!"
/
An arm knocked Shin Getter down and the white slender frame crashed to the ground. Black Getter fired it's Getter Beam multiple times to get the Angel's attention while Great Mazinger pointing both fists at the Angel.
"Try this on for size! Atomic Punch!"
Both of Great's fists fired off, both bullets and fists striking at the Angel, causing it to stop engaging Black Getter and turn to face Great Mazinger.
"Why are you just attacking it when it's not doing any good?!" Asuka yelled out.
"We have hope. And so, we still fight." Was all Tetsuya responded as he fired out another Great Typhoon.
The Angel was knocked back by the attack and Black Getter saw it's chance, slamming it's fists into the Angel's exposed back, the knuckle spikes piercing straight through the Angel's shoulder as Ryoma hacked at it with the blade arm.
"Damn beast! Die! GETTER BEAM!"
A whirring sound could be heard as the pink beam gathered up power from the Getter's chest before it was let loose. Ryoma Nagare fired the Getter Beam at point blank range, propelling Black Getter upwards as the Angel was hit by the full force of the blast. Then Black Getter fell, slamming into the ground with a heavy crash.
Great Mazinger's arms returned to its body and Tetsuya's voice was heard.
"Do we have anything that can stop that thing?" The pilot asked.
"... Not enough time or power for a Positron Rifle." Rei said as she picked up one of Asuka's fallen pallet rifles and fired.
"This ammo might get through it's barrier, but it doesn't seem to give a-"
Asuka's statement was cut off as the arm blade fired again, cutting her side and causing the gigantic body she was connected to to fall over.
She clutched her side and screamed as it felt very real.
Misato could only watch in horror as this Angel turned to Great Mazinger, striking it's silver thighs with it's arms and causing the Mazinger to topple, falling on it's hands and knees, gashes cut into its legs bleeding black oil. Tetsuya groaned and Great Mazinger struggled.
"About time! Ayanami, jump onto the Great Booster!" Tetsuya yelled as an inbound silver jet with a gigantic silver tip flew towards the Angel.
Rei did as requested, her blue Evangelion jumping on the airborne Great Booster and slamming it into the Angel. Her own EVA's power nullified the AT field enough for the Great Booster to pierce right through Zeruel. The Angel screamed and it's arms began to flail in a sudden panic.
"Dammit! The Great Booster didn't pierce it's core!" Misato yelled as Rei was sent flying across the lake, crashing into Great Mazinger as both toppled in a heap. Then the Great Booster joined them as Zeruel pulled it from its body.
"Then - the entire Super Robot army was wiped out-?!" Tetsuya's voice could be heard through radio static as the Angel kept advancing.
"The Geofront is pierced! It's coming right at Terminal Dogma!" Ritsuko's voice cried out.
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Unit 01's anger could be felt as the pilot opened his eyes. Shinji Ikari saw the Angel's form appear as it tore through the bulkheads and steel plating, the ceiling of NERV caving it as the giant creature broke in.
The Angel was quick to attack, arms shooting towards Shinji. No time to think. Just to attack. He felt the Angel's arm cut his waist even as the giant body he operated lept at the Angel.
The prog knife then. Shinji deployed it and lunged for the core with a scream.
It wasn't enough. The knife was deflected by the Angel's movie body, knocked away as Zeruel moved again.
The Angel's arm slashed Shinji's own and he felt the pain of Unit 01's left arm being severed. It was the same as with Sachiel before, the pain enough to stop him cold as the phantom pain lingered in his own, completely whole arm. Shinji roared as loud as he could to focus through the pain. His scream was cut short as he grabbed Zeruel by the shoulder and slammed the Angel into the elevator, launching both combatants above the bridge.
The speed of the launch sent both combatants flying as they each landed in the city, now beginning to get dark and gloomy as night settled in. Zeruel slammed him backwards and Shinji was winded as he tried to make the controls respond.
"Move! Move! I need you to move!" Shinji shouted in his head as he tried the controls again.
But it was too late for him to act now. Shinji saw the arm of the Angel come his way. For a moment he thought he was dead, even Toji and Kaji's own words of encouragement failing him. Just a boy thinking he could do the same thing that Ryoma and Tetsuya could do. But just like Asuka and Rei, he was now out of options. A child fighting a battle that was not his to begin with. Despite the hopeless chances, Shinji tried to make the EVA move again with a shout.
Without his own input, Unit 01 raised a hand and caught the arm, stopping the edged limb from doing any damage and then gripping down hard. EVA Unit 01 didn't hesitate through it's next action - ripping it off in one deft motion.
Next, Unit 01 slammed the stolen arm into it's own stump and operated it as a new limb, extending it's fist and slamming it directly into Zeruel's core. The Angel shuddered and had no time to react as Unit 01 roared. A howl that belonged less to a machine constructed by man and more to a wild beast made of raw power.
"Berserker!" Misato thought as the monster was no longer in Shinji Ikari's control.
The ground shook as the Angel's body fell to the ground.
The creature they called EVA Unit 01 looked around like a starving animal, getting on all fours and scurrying up to Zeruel's body before it started to feed. The ground shook again.
"It's . . . eating the Angel! It's integrating it's S2 engine into it's own body!" Ritsuko yelled in surprise.
Eva Unit 01 howled, standing up and spreading out it's arms as bits of its armor began to fall off.
"NERV, what the hell is going on!?" Ryoma asked as Black Getter managed to stand, it and Great Mazinger leaning on one another to stay upright.
"That's not armor. Those are restraints made to contain the Evangelion's power." Ritsuko explained, eyes wide.
"Amazing. So, do we have to fight that thing now?" Ryoma asked in disbelief.
Unit 01 turned to the two remaining robots and let out another wail, howling as it leapt into the air to strike them down.
It never got the chance as two parallel yellow rays shot out of nowhere, striking it in the back and making it fall on it's side like a wounded animal, letting out a rasp as it recovered, body rapidly healing from the attack, and turned to the source of the attacker.
The ground shook as footsteps were heard, a shadowed figure cutting through the night as several horns and curved edges stood out from it's silhouette. It was about the size of Shin Getter from the looks of it, shoulders swaying in rhythm of each huge step it took.
"Another Mazinger?" Ritsuko asked.
"Impossible." Dr. Yumi's voice was heard on the intercom. "There's no way that thing can exist-!"
"What is it, Doctor Yumi!?" Ryoma asked as the machine's eyes blazed yellow and it started to walk towards Unit 01 at an even pace.
"Mazinkaiser!" Dr. Yumi blurted out.
"Whatever it is, it's no match for Unit 01 in this state. Yumi, contact the pilot and order a retreat." Gendo said as the Evangelion let out a shriek.
"It's not one of ours! It shouldn't even exist!" Dr. Yumi protested.
Further discussion was cut off as a massive cross of light detonated around the Mazinger in question. The light illuminated a crimson breastplate with a golden center. A red gem inside of the golden core with a Z emblazoned inside of it. It burned red as this Mazinger pointed both arms at the Evangelion.
"Shinji! You've completed the mission! Get out of there!" Misato yelled.
There was no response from Shinji Ikari.
Both of Mazinkaiser's wrists spun rapidly as it fired both of them off. The AT Field blocked the first one, but it still spun with excess torque, the second fist slamming into and breaking the AT Field apart as it slammed into Unit 01, toppling the EVA to the ground.
"How?! From just a Rocket Punch-?!" Ritsuko asked aloud.
Then Mazinkaiser's chest began to glow red as thrusters in the projectile arms fired, returning them to Mazinkaiser's body.
"Oh no! It's charging up it's Fire Blaster! Stop it at all costs before it melts down the entire city!" Dr. Yumi's tense voice was heard as the mechanical devil's eyes locked with Unit 01's.
"Not in this city! Not while the hero Great Mazinger can still stand!-" Testuya yelled as Scramble Dash – Great Mazinger's wings grew from it's back, boosting towards Mazinkaiser.
Great Mazinger grabbed Mazinkaiser's waist. All watching heard Tetsuya scream as Great Mazinger used what remaining power it had to pull back Mazinkaiser, the chest moving upwards. The Fire Blaster shot out, firing an upward beam that fired into the sky – miraculously missing the buildings that the Evangelion stood beside.
Still it seemed the blast had an effect – all of the surrounding structures around Mazinkaiser turned a shade of light red and then melted due to the sheer heat the machine gave off.
Great Mazinger didn't last another second as the fully powered Mazinkaiser broke free of it's foe and pulled back a fist, brutally punching Great's arm. The Great Mazinger fell, a gigantic dent it it's chogokin armor on its shoulder.
Then Mazinkaiser turned to Unit 01 and both stared at the other. Unit 01's arm glowed as it reconfigured the arm it had stolen from Zeruel into an identical purple arm. It roared as another explosion enveloped Mazinkaiser's body, a gigantic white cross. The cross faded as NERV's bridge looked to see if the new Mazinger was damaged.
Thoom.
Thoom.
The gigantic Mazinger's legs kept moving as it's path was not halted. The attacks dealing not a scratch to the new arrival.
"What on Earth is that thing!? How is it able to match even that evolved Evangelion?!" Misato asked.
Unit 01 pulled its arm all the way back and punched Mazinkaiser and the super robot responded with an equally brutal cross-counter. Both parties staggered for a moment before Mazinkaiser's chest blazed red and Unit 01 roared again.
Another cross, larger this time in size and force appeared and Mazinkaiser staggered back, but the Fire Blaster fired right at Unit 01 at close to point blank range. The AT Field was deployed at full power, but seemed to diminish as the Fire Blaster kept pushing into it. Eventually the AT Field vanished just as the Fire Blaster dispersed and Unit 01 took a step back while Mazinkaiser stopped moving.
"Stop it! Kouji, stop it!" Sayaka's voice was heard through Dr. Yumi's comm system.
Unit 01 let out a final cry before it stopped moving completely. Mazinkaiser's grille began shooting out wind and electricity crackled around the Pilder inset in its silver crown. Then the machine known as Mazinkaiser's eyes dimmed as the machine knew rest once again.
Then they heard a yell as Kouji Kabuto cried out in pain and then was silent.
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Many thanks to lancelotquantas0079 for your short but sweet review of Chapter 2. Knowing you liked my fic so much in such short words was really awesome.