Tokyo-3 was a city that was on edge. Or rather the underground base and its defense force was on edge. Something big, ugly, and angry was coming to trash the place. Guntanks, linear tanks, linear artillery, transformable into attack helicopters mobile suits called Murphys, VF-11 Thunderbolts, VF-19 Excaliburs, GM IIIs, Nemos, Gespensts, Guncannons, Leos, GM Sniper EXs, Jegans (regular,A,B and Stark variants), Fly Mantas fighter jets, gatling trucks, missile trucks, Spearhead fighter jets, remote control mecha units called Jet Alone, and even some Destroids all ready to meet the Angel on the shore.
Sachiel turned them into scrap metal and didn't even seem to notice they'd even been in his way. The 3rd Angel had a date with destiny and he didn't intend on being late. However it didn't even check to make sure it had destroyed all of them. They were no match for him and no concern either. They were nothing to Sachiel.
In a command center with several Terran League military leaders Gendo inwardly felt smug and annoyed. Smug in that mobile suits and variable fighters proved useless against the Angels. Annoyed in that this meant Londo Bell was going to be used against Sachiel and the Dead Sea Scrolls were silent on them. Disturbingly silent in his mind given the things they had done already.
Plus he was sure that insane pilot of Megas could make a MAGI computer burst into flames with his chaotic insanity.
Supreme Commander Ikari had no idea it was going to get far worse for him as a man named Akira Fudo was visiting Tokyo 3. A man known to the Getter team, and several of the female Mazinger pilots and having teamed up with them.
Akira looked off into the distance. He saw the Third Angel. "Huh thought they were all dead."
There then was a loud roar as a mech sized motorcycle drive into Tokyo 3. In the cockpit Ryo and Ken grinned widely.
"Angel huh?" Ken remarked with amusement. "Guess we'll have to show him that we're hell."
There then was a mighty yell and Megas punching Sachiel in the face. To Third Angel's surprise the metal fist struck him like the AT Field wasn't even there. Then came an uppercut that knocked Sachiel on his butt.
"So any idea what that thing is?" Jamie asked Kiva.
Kiva shook her head. "I can't recall anything like that in the history books. Of those left anyway."
Coop ignored that as he slammed the Angel with an Argentine backbreaker. There was a massive crunching noise as Sachiel went into the pavement.
Sachiel wasn't having any of this and opened fire on Megas with his hand lasers. They knocked Megas back a step, and it amused Coop.
"Fighting a giant monster in at least a Tokyo! I love it!" Coop called out.
Mega's right hand retracted and an orange energy ax came out. Coop then drove the axe into the Angel's faceplate and things got weird as a second face started growing.
"I've heard of being two faced but that's taking a bit far," Jamie said in horror.
A red flash of energy struck Sachiel's back and it screamed in pain as Angels did not like Getter Rays. Coop took advantage of Shin Getter's attack and shoved his energy axe into Sachiel's bony face/mask again.
It got worse for Sachiel as Getter Queen also struck it with a Getter Beam. Sachiel was extremely annoyed when Getter Queen seemed to know when he was going to attack. And the second Lillium in the unit felt a bit odd. There was something he couldn't place about them but there were more Lillium like whoever it was coming.
So Sachiel ignored it and went back to battling those that stood in his way of going to his father!
Then Sachiel felt something that should be dead. A demon! And an extremely powerful one at that. Suddenly a bolt of energy slammed into Sachiel and they all got to see an Evangelion sized being. He had blue skin, legs covered in thick hair, and sharp fingernails that looked able to cut steel. He had bat like wings on the sides of his head, and antenna next to those. Finally he had a red mark on his head.
"Devilman," Michiru Saotome said in surprise to see him again.
Devilman smiled and flew at Sachiel. The Third Angel charged at Devilman and it was clear they both hated each other. A feeling just radiated off them that everyone could feel in their hearts.
The battle just got even more crazy as a pair of Brain Powerds joined in the fight, and Sachiel seemed unsure what that thing was.
The pair of Noah Novis pilots weren't sure if the threat in front of them was related to their organic mecha aka Brain Powerds, but figured someone finding that out not their job.
"Damn that thing is ugly," Nanga Silverly remarked.
"No kidding," Lasse Lundberg agreed. "And my Brain Powerd sure doesn't like it."
Sachiel opened fire on the pair of organic mechs and found that easier said than done. Especially given the speed of a Brain Powerd and ability to teleport.
"Now to see if those AT Fields are what everyone seems to think they are," Nanga remarked as he fired an energy burst from his sword/gun. It struck the Angel, but looked to at most annoy it. It was better than nothing, but not by much.
Missiles then slammed into the AT Field as an unexpected mech flew in. Mostly because the pilot actually being able to find massive land masses on his first try took a miracle.
"So how many times did it take Masaki to find this?" Hayato inquired.
"Just one flight around the Earth," Shiro admitted.
"Your sense of direction has to be improving then," Hayato remarked. "Or you listen to your cats more."
"Yeah laugh it up," Masaki Andoh grumbled in the Cybuster. "Let's just kick this thing's butt ok?"
"Just seems strange they didn't launch that one Evangelion we have along with us," Ryoma mused.
Kiva said nothing at the moment but she had some theories. None good or flattering for NERV's leadership.
V-V-V
Shinji wondered what was going on. The train ride had been devoid of any other passengers, and the train station looked deserted. Was it a Spacenoid attack? Dinosaur Empire? Doctor Hell? Aliens attacking the Earth for some reason? Or maybe it was all the above happening at once across the city.
Then this feeling of pure hate nearly took Shinji to his knees. He then got to see several giant robots and what appeared to be massive devil being fight a giant monster. And for some reason one of the giant robots riding around on a giant motorcycle.
If it wasn't for the feeling of pure hate Shinji would believe he was having a fever dream on the train.
Shinji blinked as then a silver mech turned into a bird mode, burst into flames and rammed into the giant monster. The giant monster seemed to take massive damage at that.
"What the?" Shinji gasped. He was too caught up watching the insane battle to notice a blue car come up.
Misato swore seeing that Megas was indeed part of the Londo Bell force sent in. Rits hated how chaotic things got around that mech and its pilot. Plus her friend wasn't exactly very fond of Cybuster as well. Given it was a mystical spirit of wind powered mech and the pilot a long time ally of Londo Bell.
The only units involved right now Rits didn't mind were the Brain Powerds. Though that was in more a compare and contrast to Evangelions sort of way, and see if the organic engines of an Brain Powerd might work in an Evangelion.
She then honked the horn and it made Shinji jump.
"Ah!" he yelped.
"We need to get going. Now!" Misato ordered. "The more distance between us and Megas the better."
Shinji didn't disagree with her and got in the car. He tried not to get his hopes up with someone explaining what he'd just walked into.
Misato floored it. They needed Evangelion 01 up and running now. Hopefully before the pilot of Megas did something really weird to cause a victory. Which might cause MAGI to react like Captain Kirk had talked to it. Something that nearly happened when Coop used a second black hole to deal with the first one he'd accidently made.
And inwardly Misato wondered what the devil looking one was going to do. Given the Londo Bell forces weren't shooting at it they likely had met it before. She wasn't sure if that comforted her or not.
Yet somehow the symmetry slightly amused her that when humanity was being attacked by angels that it would have a demon as a defender.
Though she was sure it was going to drive Rits up the wall figuring how that being worked and was doing what it was doing. Which nearly all of Londo Bell did to the chief scientist of NERV with even trying it seemed.
V-V-V
2nd Lt. Calvina Coulange clutched her arm and winced in pain. Her Stark Jegan was battered, but she wasn't dead. On the still fuzzy monitors she could see various mecha moving in to see if there had been any survivors. The video footage was too messed up to be certain but she thought she saw a lot of Works GINNs looking over the wreckage.
"This is Rand Travis of the Junk Guild," came a somewhat off voice in the speakers of the Stark Jegan. "Is anyone still alive? Please respond."
Calvina managed to get the arm of her mech to raise as she wasn't sure if the comm. still worked at all. It seemed to be enough to get their attention and a several Works Ginns were hauling up her mobile suit.
She wasn't sure if anyone else had survived this mad attempt to fight a Londo Bell level threat with mass produced mecha. Right now she felt like a bus had run her over, and she doubted anyone else that survived would be in better shape.
"Why do have this weird feeling someone is looking at my mech funny?" Calvina grumbled.
She had no idea they heard that until someone yelled "Lowe are you planning to customize that Stark Jegan with Coop?!"
Calvina then got to see on her monitors even with it messed up a clearly customized Works GINN.
"What did they do to that mech?" she muttered as the sensors on her mobile suit started working better.
The Works GINN in question clearly was not stock in any sense of the word. For one thing it seemed to have a toolbelt across the mech's waist with the towing winch in the middle of it, what appeared to be a flight pack on the back instead of the wing binders, the forearms were blockier, it had a Gundam V on the forehead, and then there was the paint job. The whole mech was blue with flames painted on it.
Lowe Gruele's face appeared on screen for Calvina.
"Don't worry I'm sure we can get that unit improved in no time," the getting infamous for his custom mech work Junk Guild member stated with a grin.
"I think she needs medical assistance more than she needs her mobile suit upgraded," Rand Travis said with a sweatdrop forming.
"...Good point," Lowe admitted. "Someone help her and I'll figure out how to get this Stark Jegan improved."
Calvina blinked as she could swear there was a little girl also in the cockpit of that weird customized mech. She looked closely and yes there was a little girl looking at the various controls and such with wonder and delight.
Then came a signal warning them to find cover.
Calvina wondered what was going to be unleashed to deal with the giant monster, and it was going to be even worse than said giant monster.
V-V-V
Misato hoped she was far enough away from the battlefield to take stock of how much damage had actually been done to the Angel by Londo Bell. What she got to see was the devil thing merge with the mech that had the motorcycle. She then placed said mech to be the WSO's most powerful unit named Mazinkaiser SKL.
And the now Devilkaiser SKL drove a massive sword through the Angel's left arm. Followed up with a massive burst of energy from the chest right in the face of the Angel. Misato wondered if the mech could do that before the merger as a lot of units had chest blast attacks these days.
Suddenly the pair of Getters, Cybuster, Brain Powerds, Devilkaiser SKL, and Megas flew away. Misato wondered why when she caught sight of it. It being a massively armored Gundam with a large bazooka.
Said mech was the Gundam Physalis and it could fire N2 mines. Well more N2 missiles and supposedly also fire rounds with a nuclear warhead if need be. Supposedly various Zeonic splinter factions were not really happy about that little fact. PLANTs also wasn't exactly happy a Gundam with a nuclear bazooka existed as well.
"Shinji get down! Now!" Misato called out as the Gundam readied its bazooka.
In the cockpit of Physalis Toby Watson took aim and then fired.
There was a massive flash of heat and light as the N2 mine struck Sachiel's AT field. Though that seemed to be all it did as once the show was over Sachiel was still standing.
"That's not good," Toby remarked and floored it to get his big, not well armed besides the bazooka Gundam out of the line of fire.
Misato and Shinji lacked the same rapid mobility as an Alpine A10 didn't have the same EMP defenses as the Physalis or speed the bulky mobile suit also had.
"Hey need a lift?" Coop called out.
Misato blinked as Megas was hovering in the air with the car head of it level with them. She then groaned when she saw Coop's friend Jamie would had a look on his face that reminded her way too much of Kaji.
Shinji stared at Megas with wide eyes. To him mecha was something existed but he had never seen one up close before. He wondered if all super robots were as unique as that one.
Misato wasn't sure she wanted to ride with Coop, but she needed to get the Third Child to the Geo Front ASAP. Also she was sure the EMP screwed up her car. She then sighed as leaving it where it was likely would get it wrecked.
"Can you haul my car in the hand of your mech and not destroy it?" she then asked.
"Sure," Coop grinned.
Misato hoped she was not making a big mistake.
Kiva just gave Major Katsuragi a dirty look. "So anyone actually tell the Third Child here a thing or you expecting him to be like so many other teen mech pilots and pull victory out of his…"
"I'm supposed to be a mech pilot?" Shinji said in complete and utter shock. "This is what this is all about?"
"Someone must really hate you to have you find that out when a giant monster is attacking," Jamie remarked trying to sound sage.
"Also there is the fact that every other Evangelion pilot we have met has been training for years to pilot one," Kiva noted sharply. "So why did you more or less pick up this one off the street?"
"There's more people that pilot what I'm supposed to pilot?" Shinji said confused. "And know what they're doing? Why didn't you get one of them?"
"Well this is some military operation you are running captain," Misato snapped back.
"Commander," Kiva corrected. "And I've been stuck with Coop as he literally is the only sentient being able to drive Megas now. Also the only reason all of Londo Bell hasn't been equipped with Argon Tensic Shielding is due to needing the tools to make the tools to the tools and so on."
Of course there also was the fact there might only be one person in this era that could help her make those as well. Kiva really didn't trust Shu Shirakawa at all for good reason.
Shinji slowly was itching away from Kiva and hoping they won't notice him.
"What is your problem?" Misato said in Kiva's face.
"My problem is that NERV wastes resources,acts like the threat they face really is that massive, none of you figured out that your Supreme Commander uses a shell company to pick your pilots," Kiva snarled. "Along with the subcommittee that he works for listed as being on the board of directors for the 108 front companies involved!"
"He just wants to use me!" Shinji whined.
"Yeah pretty much," Kiva replied and that made everyone stop cold. "What? I thought it was obvious."
Misato sighed. "Some weirdo who thinks they are from the future thinks they know everything."
If looks could kill Captain Katsuragi would be dead. Of course even Misato got worried as Commander Andru pondered if she wanted to kill the woman sitting right next to her or not. Also how she'd want to do it. For it to be slow or fast.
"A word of advice," Kiva then said after several moments to Shinji. "Join Londo Bell. You'd probably survive longer. And we already have several Evangelion pilots so they might actually be able to explain things to you."
"I really don't want anything to do with any of this," Shinji admitted.
"I don't think that will be a response anyone will take," Jamie noted.
Shinji didn't like the sound of that at all.
Misato was about to deny that when she saw mobile suit that made her blood run cold. Wing Zero was in Tokyo 3 and no one sane could deny Heero Yui was anything but a scary man. She hoped the Geo Front won't be open air by the time the Angel Wars ended.
Or everything being on fire. Possibly an exposed to air Geo Front on fire by the end of the conflict.
V-V-V
Gendo Ikari watched the live feed of Londo Bell's attack on Sachiel and his expression as always looked carved from stone. Even with the appearance of the being they called Devilman fighting the 3rd Angel.
That the devil had an AT field powerful enough to break through that of an Angel was not a surprise to him. What did surprise him was the fact that the Dead Sea Scrolls made no mention of the entity.
Or Getter Rays for that matter as the energy source Professor Saotome had found confused and confounded everyone else. Well there were two former scientists that worked with Professor Saotome in his early days studying the strange radiation and power source but Gendo had no idea if they were even living or dead at this point.
That the Brain Powerds could pierce an AT Field was also unexpected, but given the alien nature of the plates they were born from and the Orphan even MAGI wasn't sure was or wasn't possible for those organic mechs. Not that it seemed to matter as their weapons didn't have the punch to do much beyond that.
Soon his plan to be united with Yui for all time could truly start. And a bit of hope aliens won't draw vulgar and crude things on Evangelion 01 as quite frankly alien life proved to be alien or so close to human in far too many ways for his comfort.
Or completely destructive as Coop kept finding out in his encounters with various alien life forms.
Gendo pointedly ignored that Commander Andru and the Glorft showed a future that Third Impact didn't happen and life went on for humanity on at least the not becoming one level. Failure was not an option he was going even entertain.
His second in command and old college professor Kozo Fuyutsuki wondered if Yui could think anyone could find heaven in world filled with more giant robots and insanity than NERV and the Reclaimers had.
Well unless this was a valhalla to people like Ryoma Nagare. For him endless swarms of enemies with his allies at his side probably was his version of heaven.
Thinking about the pilot of Getter One had Fuyutsuki wonder what exactly Getter Rays were exactly. The various Getters being powered by the radiation and able to shoot it with varying degrees of effectiveness against things proved it existed.
Kozo then noticed Maya Ibuki trying to keep MAGI working as it was hard for it to process the odds when mecha like Cybuster, Megas, Brain Powerds, the Getters, and such were around. Nothing was set or normal for them.
'At least Granzon hasn't made an appearance,' he mused as even MAGI could not predict what shooting a black hole at an AT field would do.
It was an experiment Fuyutsuki could live with having merely be an intellectual exercise and not something he got to see live. Especially with the fact that the pilot of that mech would likely see through all the lies, secrets, and such of NERV in about five minutes.
The man was regarded as one of the most intelligent and independent people on Earth, and possibly far beyond it.
Devilman merging with Evangelion 01 also was something he wished to keep as merely an intellectual exercise as well. Frankly he wasn't sure if this Devilman or Devilman's estranged wife as it were out to kill him would be worse to merge with Evangelion 01 and talk with Yui.
Kozo chuckled softly realizing how insane life had gotten that things like that were entirely possible. The time of trials indeed,but the scrolls didn't cover all of those trials. Things like Whispered, new types, coordinators, and the most interesting rumors involving those living on Mars. Yet somehow the former college professor had this feeling things were going to get even weirder.
Besides the fact that a man in Center City sending out a message into deep space hoping for advanced alien life to come to Earth. Fuyutsuki was sure anyone that answered that call won't be the kind and wise forms of life that Matthew Denton hope to attract.
As much he inwardly hoped it would as that would catch off guard Gendo and SEELE. He also hoped Mr. Cooplawski didn't make his own door for Megas. Or that Gendo if he ever managed to reunite with Yui never let slip something that enraged her or she'd turn his heaven into hell instantly.
The emotional blackmail that was sure to becoming soon definitely was something Yui wasn't going to be happy with if she ever found out.
Fuyutsuki then blinked as five colorful robot lions flew into Tokyo 3. He had a feeling internally even his former student wondered what the hell that was.
Besides likely future foes or allies of Londo Bell. That much was obvious. When it came to weird things always came into the orbit of Londo Bell like they were planets orbiting a star.
V-V-V
Akira "Chief" Kogane was having mixed feelings at the moment. First there was the joy that Earth was fine and they managed to find it due to that transmission from one Matthew Denton. Then there was worry that one of the Galra Empire's Beastmen was on Earth.
It certainly was ugly enough to be one. Also deadly enough.
"And here I thought we'd actually be able to kick back a bit," Isamu Kurogane remarked in the red lion. "Figures we'd need to deal with something first."
"I just hope all the other people are friendly." Tsuyoshi Seido commented as there were some weird looking mechs to him also fighting the giant monster. The only ones that looked even somewhat familiar were the pair of Getter looking units.
Which then included a blue with red flames and a car for a head giant robot leaping off into the air and then colliding with the possible Beastman.
"Is that...normal for Earth mecha?" Princess Fala inquired in the blue lion.
"It wasn't last time we checked," Isamu replied. "But super robots...I don't think they really have a normal."
"Hey you guys...look a lot like S-Force," Coop remarked as his face came up on a screen. "Weird."
"At least they aren't in the crotches of their mechs," Jamie noted.
"So funny I forgot to laugh," Lasse said clearly not amused at that reference to his Brain Powered and listening to the communications chatter.
"Also try not to force their mechs onto Megas," Nanga stated. "Or train them."
"Hey!" Coop yelled.
Ryoma chuckled at that blasted Sachiel in the red gem with a getter beam. The 3rd Angel really didn't like that and went on the offensive against Shin Getter. Shin Getter One threw a getter tomahawk at the Angel and it slammed into the AT Field.
"They better get the Third Child out here fast," Hayato said annoyed. "As that forcefield is a pain in the ass."
Missiles, lasers, and even swords/boomerangs slammed into the AT Field as the Go-Lion team attacked.
Akira got an idea. He noticed one of the mechs was able to hurt it with physical attacks.
"You in the giant robot with a car! Hold the monster in place," The Black Lion pilot ordered.
Megas did so and the next strike from the Go-Lion team hurt Sachiel. They then slashed the monster with the claws of their lions. Wing Zero also flew in and attacked the Angel using its beam saber. The beam saber cut through the second face on the Angel.
The Third Angel managed to get out of the hold and fired the palm lasers it had keep Megas from doing that again. One of the blasts literally was deflected back at Sachiel from hitting the fender of Megas and nearly took the Angel's right leg off. It had no idea Kiva was smiling at that.
"Modulating energy weapons to the same wavelength as the Angel's own weapons," Kiva said in amusement. "You now can shoot it Coop."
Everyone wondered if what Sachiel said as a pair of massive cannons seemed to grow out of the shoulders of Megas was profanity.
The laser cannons glowed for a moment and then a massive burst of energy was released and sent Sachiel flying through the air.
"He's effective I'll give him that," Isamu said after a moment. "Though really destructive."
"That's Coop for you," Ryoma snorted. "When you need a massive hammer he's the man."
"Anything lighter and you are insane for wanting him around," Hayato added.
"Let's direct him at the Galra Empire and on planets we aren't intending to live on then," Isamu remarked.
"That would be best," Ryoma nodded.
The Go-Lion pilots realized that wasn't a joke. He was dead serious.
"Leave for a bit and when you get back everything has gone completely nuts," Isamu managed to get out.
They then got to see the buster rifle of Wing Zero unload on a target. The funny thing about a nuclear weapon and even an N2 mine was it was for all its destructive power on a planet a very wasteful weapon. The power was not very focused and a lot of it was not used on the target. Wing Zero's main weapon was focused and didn't waste its destructive power.
The raw power of the buster rifle cut through the AT Field and struck Sachiel hard. The Third Angel tried to destroy the small to it mobile suit but Heero was able to dodge the attacks easily.
He also was not impressed with the Third Angel in the slightest.
"Overrated," Heero muttered.
V-V-V
Shinji Ikari stared at the Evangelion. Compared to many other mecha is one ugly giant robot. It was organic looking, very purple, and something about it just seemed not to be right.
To say nothing of the fact his father seemed to be running this operation. Shinji really didn't like his fears about all this confirmed. Even worse was the fact that people that actually knew what they were doing in piloting an Evangelion were around. He literally wasn't needed for any of this.
Shinji had no idea that in the near future he would have enough people that were more or less forced to pilot a mech to form a club. And that also didn't want to hurt anyone.
What drove Shinji from his thoughts was the Evangelion moving to stop large chunks of the ceiling from crushing him.
Shinji oddly had a feeling piloting the Evangelion might actually be safer for him, and to join Londo Bell like that woman suggested.
"I...I…" Shinji said. "I'll do it."
Inwardly he hoped he won't regret that decision. Something that being in a cockpit filling up with a weird goo definitely made him wonder. Even if he got told there was a girl out there that liked the smell of the stuff.
There also was the fact said girl likely could be described as Ryoma Nagare with a candy shell.
Londo Bell looked better and better to Shinji as he found out he felt the pain of his unit.
"It isn't your arm Shinji," Misato told him as Shinji clearly was reacting like his own arm had been heavily wounded.
"You didn't tell him a damn thing about how those work didn't you?" Ryoma Nagare commented over the comm. "You want to kill someone that badly?"
"I don't need a lunatic that can punch dinosaur skulls in giving color commentary!" Misato yelled back.
"Well it is fun," Ryoma said and gave her an insane smile.
"Hey can he take down the AT Field so we can all beat the Angel?" asked Nanga to hopefully change the subject. "There's a lot of help on standby as they couldn't get through it."
"How do I do that?" Shinji asked trying to ignore his arm felt like it'd been broken.
"Can we get Mari on the line to tell him how to do this?" Musashi suggested. Unlike Ryoma he merely wished to be helpful.
"Why isn't she her then?" Shinji asked.
"Her Evangelion was totaled by mechs with dead bodies in them and what we believe was a Gundam," Kiva supplied.
"And NERV is being slow on getting her a new Evangelion," Ryoma added.
"Well we can't just mass produce them like they were GMs or Jegans," Misato shot back. These Londo Bell people were getting on her nerves. She hoped….Amuro Ray wasn't like them.
Misato fought back a loving sigh for some reason. She had no idea what that was about.
Mari then appeared on the monitor for Shinji.
"So you're the new one? Oh you are going smell nice after this," she grinned. And then got serious and told him how to use his AT Field to take down the one an Angel would have.
Shinji concentrated and took down the AT Field.
"He did it," Mari grinned. "Now time for us to show that Angel how Londo Bell does things."
The Macbeth let out all the mechs they doubted would be able to break an AT Field on Sachiel. Even the Angel knew this was a bad sign. Even more so Devilman demerging from Mazinkaiser SKL now that they would be able to hurt the Angel.
Sachiel blasted Evangelion 01 with a massive blast and sent it slamming into a building with a sickening crunch. The battered biomech was still and no one had any idea what shape the pilot was in.
The fist of Harry's Rezel clenched seeing that. Harry had a feeling it seemed like take potshots at the pilot of that mech day from all the communications chatter and all he'd been seeing and hearing.
"I'm putting my beam saber somewhere very uncomfortable on that bloody Angel if I get the chance," Harry muttered.
The Go-Lion team also had enough of this Angel and intended to do something about it.
"Time to combine!" Akira called out.
"Let's Go-Lion!" the entire team yelled a minute later.
Misato stared seeing the Go-Lion team merge. Ritsuko rubbed her forehead as it looked like it needed a theme song to go along with it.
"Where to they find these people?" Doctor Akagi muttered as she stared at the insane sight taking place on the monitor.
"I think they come to Londo Bell Rits," Misato sighed. "Which scares me even more to be completely frank."
On the battleground Sachiel stared at the now merged Go-Lion. It was like the Angel wondered if what he'd seen actually had just happened.
"Attack!" Sanger ordered with his sword raised high.
Harry wonder who was the pilot of that Grungust he'd not seen before. Which didn't mean much as the Macbeth wasn't the only Londo Bell ship. It looked a bit different from Major Zonvolt's mech and seemed upgraded somehow to Harry.
In said Grungust Irmgrad "Irm" Kazahara grinned. He was hoping to kick some ass and hope not all the women in NERV were crying on the outside or inside. It'd be a massive shame if they all were.
"Getter Tomahawk!" Ryoma yelled as finally the attack hit Sachiel and made the Angel bleed. At least he thought that blueish fluid was blood.
Megas grabbed Sachiel and slammed the Third Angel into the ground with a piledriver. Given it had no neck at all the attack didn't cause the extreme sort of damage that wrestling move could do.
The Brain Powerds fired on the Angel and got Sachiel's attention. Not good for the Angel as that allowed Diana A, Venus A, and Aphrodite A to unleash a barrage of Photon Beams and their various breast missiles.
"Rocket Punch!" Koji Kabuto called out and fired off a fist from Mazinger Z. The flying fist hit Sachiel right in the face.
"Ready?" Mu Flaga called out to his fellow new type team mates.
"Ready," Amuro nodded.
Sayla merely smiled slightly.
NERV's command station got to see in high def a new type wolfpack with fin funnels work pretty much as one. Mu, Sayla, and Amuro were able to keep track of where each other was and the fin funnels from the two Nu Gundams at all times and able to attack Sachiel.
"Almost like a dance," Misato muttered.
"They have to be new types to even think of trying that," Ritsuko commented.
Both women blinked as they saw the Huckebein's phallic gravity cannon attached to the mech. Bullet then fired the weapon at Sachiel.
They had no idea that Brooklyn "Bullet" Luckfield's girlfriend was in a much larger mech. Another Grungust and she hadn't heard a word of trying to see if the Evangelion 01 pilot was ok so she vented her feelings by letting Sachiel have it with the chest mounted Maxi Blaster, and the missiles in the calves of the massive mech.
Though half jokingly Londo Bell would have suggested Kusuha just gave the Angel some of her foul as can be health drinks, but that probably would be against some codes of war. Or at least covered in the articles of war under biological warfare.
"You need to destroy the core!" Misato called out figuring it might be best to just finish the Angel off. "The red jewel in the Angel's chest."
"Calamity Blade!" Irm called out before slicing off one of the Third Angel's arms. "Darkness slash!"
Sanger did the same to the other arm using the Zakantou. "Begone foul stranger!"
A sword was then driven into the Third Angel's torso. Great Mazinger pointed at the sword and a Thunder Break turned the sword into a lightning rod and Sachiel screamed in pain.
"Or we have someone do that," Misato said weakly as it looked like they were going to keep tearing the Third Angel apart first.
Mari drove the combat knife of her Messiah into one of Sachiel's eye sockets.
Go-Lion fired off the lion heads of the limbs and they turned into flashes of color and drove the Third Angel back.
Harry blasted the Angel in the face with a mega bazooka. Sachiel staggered backwards as it seemed to be unable to take in the beating it was getting. Like it was impossible for this to happen to it.
Go-Lion then put the lion head "hands" together and formed a mighty sword. Said sword then was used to cut through the Third Angel.
"Nice sword," Irm remarked.
Kyosuke Nanbu then flew in and drove a revolver stake into the core of Sachiel. He got out of there the instant he was finished. The Angel exploded with an oddly cross shaped explosion and everything seemed finished.
Until Evangelion-01 got up, and showed it had sharp teeth. It also let out an animalistic roar.
"I don't think Shinji's driving that at the moment," Jamie said sounding freaked out.
One of the Gundam Fight mechs stood before the rampaging beast. In the command center Gendo Ikari had to fight groaning as of course it would be one of the pilots he didn't want to see in his city. None other than Domon Kasshu.
"My hand glows with an awesome power," Domon called out. "Telling me to defeat you! Shining Finger!"
Shining Gundam raced towards the Evangelion with a glowing hand. The mech leaped into the air and the glowing hand went right through the head of Eva 01.
"Nothing but a mindless beast," Domon remarked derisively.
Shining Gundam's arm was pulled out and Evangelion 01's head instantly reformed. The rather annoyed biomech smacked the smaller mech through the air.
"Well that was a bad idea," Ryo mused.
"It was kind of amusing through," Ken commented to his partner.
Devilman stood before the ramping Evangelion. He smirked in amusement after he saw something very interesting.
"How motherly," he remarked before punching the berserker Evangelion in the mouth. There was a sickening crunch heard.
It was at this point Supreme Commander Ikari realized his plans might not exactly work out as he hoped. He needed Evangelion 01 intact and not reduced to scattered chunks. Of course he didn't believe Londo Bell could actually hurt an Angel nor would survive this long in combat with any of them. Gendo made a mental note to never go by the odds with them. Their insanity and never giving up nature rendered that sort of thing void.
Which made Supreme Commander Ikari wonder if even Third Impact would do more than annoy Londo Bell as they fought to put things back as they were. What scared him was that it likely what would happen.
"We need to make sure to not destroy that unit or do anything that would kill the pilot," Amuro called out.
"Right," Ryoma said. "I will try not to shred it."
"That's not exactly reassuring," Jun Huno remarked sharply.
"That's the best we can do," Hayato commented.
Evangelion 01 howled again and charged at Megas. Coop grabbed the berserk biomech. The hot breath of the Eva could be felt in the car head of the infamous super robot. Even worse was the look the Eva had in it's eyes as it stared into the muscle car. There was nothing but rage and violence in those massive eyes.
"Tell me that thing has an off button," Jamie nearly screamed in panic.
Harry wasn't sure a stunner fired from his wand would do anything but get him into trouble. Shining Gundam then showed it wasn't done yet and if anything Domon was just getting started.
It also was clear no one told Domon to avoid wrecking the Eva as he used his beam saber on it with reckless abandon. Not that it did him any good as the unit regenerated after each blow.
"I just hope we don't have to deal with this ever time," Ryoma grumbled. "This is going to be annoying."
In the Command Center Gendo wondered what was keeping Yui's spirit going. The Angel was defeated with possibly Sachiel's severed arms left for study. He theorized it was due to Devilman as he was reportedly a devil, but given Londo Bell that was merely a shot in the dark.
And Gendo hated to being basing his plans and actions on mere guesswork. He needed more solid information.
Suddenly a massive silver and gold dinosaur shaped mech flew in and unleashed hell. Missiles flew from the mouth of the massive mech and send everyone flying.
"He's just warming up," Heero warned as the Zero System showed him the future and their foe had few more weapons than those.
The massive mech flew forward on the literally rockets attached to the arms, but he missed grabbing Shin Getter as the trio demerged and went to jet mode to avoid his grasp.
The unknown mech didn't even seem to be gloating as to why it was doing this. It was actually because the pilot of said mech was ordered by his superior to keep radio silence with the locals at all times in this battle.
Evangelion 01 broke free of the grip Megas had and leaped onto the unknown gold mech. A cannon formed on the chest of the mech and it slammed into the Eva's AT field. And to NERV's dismay it made it through even if the barrier had blunted the attack.
So the unknown mech unleashed a hellish fire on the Evangelion as a second attack. Evangelion 01 responded by letting out a soul crushing animalistic howl and going for the optics of the unknown mech with the claw like hands of the Evangelion.
That the eyes of the dragon started to crack was a sign how strong the Evangelion was right now. Wing Zero then let it have it with a full power blast from the buster rifle. It knocked the gold mech back.
The mech opened it's mouth to breath fire again, but Mu in his Rezel Commander Type fired a grenade into the open maw just before the fire started up again and the mech shook from the force of the explosion.
"Tricky barbarians," the bald pilot of the mech grumbled. Vigagi believed everything his commander had said about humanity being a bunch of savages that needed to be removed from the face of the universe.
Vigagi didn't know or frankly at all care that by others of their own species his commander was considered a massive loose cannon. Wendolo didn't have much of a leg to stand on when it came to what proper sentient behavior was.
However the man did care about the fact humans were proving to be more annoying than thought and starting to damage Galgau. He considered it extremely annoying.
Evangelion 01 then started biting into Galgau. Metal started to groan in protest.
"What is that thing?!" Vigagi gasped.
The purple biomech was starting to freak out the Inspector. It was like some relentless giant animal. And also really damn ugly too.
The purple mech got pulled away from Galgau and Vigagi then saw something that scared him. The weird blue mech started spouting guns, missiles, and more to levels that made it look like it had more weapons than a battle ship! How could anyone fit that many weapons on a mech?
It turned out they all worked as Coop fired and the Super Destructor mode sent the gold mech flying backward. The mech then left the battlefield as looked battered and the pilot not crazy enough to fight Coop head on.
Evangelion 01 was like a puppet with its strings cut as the gold dinosaur looking mech was gone.
"So that it?" Harry asked as he was checking to see if something else wanted to kick their butts today on the sensors.
Mazinkaiser SKL poked Evangelion 01 with its massive sword to make sure it wasn't going to get up.
"Can you please stop doing that," Ritsuko snapped.
Ken Kaido just grinned ferally. "It amuses me."
Misato muttered something about WSO's standards for recruitment. Especially on Mazinkaiser SKL.
Gendo Ikari came to a very disturbing conclusion. As much as he hated the chaotic Londo Bell he needed them. They were needed to fight the various invading forces that would utterly ruin his plans. Londo Bell was the lesser of the two evils that were making his reuniting with Yui more difficult.
He also figured that there was no way NERV was going to be in complete control of fighting the Angels as several super robots of Londo Bell and Wing Zero were able to get through the AT Field and hurt it. Supreme Commander Ikari had no idea what the Brain Powerds counted as in the personal trooper or super robot categories.
Also Evangelion 01 going berserker was not going to sway generals and admirals to let NERV have control. It would drive them to give control to Londo Bell instead. A decision that Gendo knew they'd make by their disdain for him at that meeting, and forcing him to work with Londo Bell beforehand. On top of that Izu Base or Far East Base as it was also known was the closest military base to Tokyo-3 and extensively used by Londo Bell.
The increased stakes and complications were not going to stop Gendo Ikari however. He was not going to let any of this keep him from making his goals come true.
V-V-V
Harry had a bad feeling as thought about Shinji Ikari. It all smelled so much like the sort of things he did only Shinji was to do them on a regular basis and from what he'd gathered Shinji's own father was considered to have ice water in his veins.
'Maybe some day I can form a club or self help group,' Harry mused half jokingly as he worked on his next e-mail to Hermione.
Though it said a lot that a combining team, a threat from outer space, a berserk biomech, and whatever that Angel was were a lot easier to tell her about than his godfather. He wasn't so much hiding that from her and more trying to figure out the best way to explain that mess.
He wasn't going to deny using all that first would help make it easier for her to take in what happened. The fact far stranger things were out there and that a supposed murderer on the loose signed Harry's permission slips had a reasonable answer.
Inwardly Harry really looked forward to Professor McGongall asking him how that happened. And telling her that given Sirius was his godfather they were legal. It made Harry realize perhaps he did have a bit of his father's sense of humor.
Though finding out his father was kind of an arse was not fun. On the other hand it all made James Potter sound like a person instead of this idealized hero everyone seemed to make him out to be from the very few bits they told him.
Other than 'Professor' Snape who Harry had learned had his own war with the Marauders in school. Which really given what Sirius had told Harry made it sound like the Hogwarts Professors completely and utterly sucked at anything that wasn't actual teaching. And some of them couldn't even do that right.
It explained to Harry how he got the punishment from someone to go into the Forbidden Forest with a fellow at the time first year, a dog, and a man unable to use magic. Ken Kaido would have been far better as back up. Or even a new type like Amuro Ray. Or even the bitter "failed Ultimate Coordinator" named Canard Pars that was part of Londo Bell. Octo Squad assigned to the Hiryu to be exact.
Harry hadn't personally met Canard yet, but he was infamous for being very angry and very deadly in a fight. Of course being told you were a failure for something you had no control over would make someone the former.
Harry had no idea why someone would want to enrage someone who could break necks like they were made of cardboard. Then again his..family...also thought messing with someone who eventually could do magic to them someday was a good idea.
It amazed Harry he wasn't even more messed up in the head. Especially when he had Hayato Jin and Ryoma Nagare to show he could have gone. Or even Tom Riddle for that matter.
Still Harry had to admit crew of the Macbeth and the rest of Londo Bell by extension were likely the most normal people he had been around. Or at least in the case of many the most like him and treated him as just another member of the group. No Boy-Who-Lived or thought he was dark because he could talk to snakes.
He also hoped being part of Londo Bell got all the weird out of the way before the school year and he could have a normal one this time. Well beyond possibly having Scabbers be shown to be a supposedly dead man and all that.
If he had to deal with the usual shite someone was going to get introduced to the business end of his Rezel's beam rifle.
Harry then chuckled and realized he could help Mr. Weasley on muggle terms. It probably would be a fun side project and be a way to also tell him about Londo Bell and the various mecha they used. And perhaps tell Mr. Weasley about fountain pens.
Harry knew he was going to be using one for his homework at least at Hogwarts. The summer homework he'd worked on between missions he used one now. Harry was certain he far from the first to do that.
He then made a note to try to find out how to write an essay. Something he thought with all the feet of paper they wanted for homework they'd teach the first week of first year to the students. Harry was starting to wonder exactly how Hogwarts lasted so long without teaching things like that.
Then again logic on any level and magic seemed to be like matter and antimatter. Or just Hogwarts just was a shite school. Harry wasn't sure if it was just the latter or mix of both. Though he was willing to admit part of it might be some bias on how he'd have to save the school twice, with just some useless house points the first time and nothing the second time, and if they expected students to already be able to do all this stuff.
Still didn't explain why they had a potions class if the teacher was some bitter man who had a lot of issues. Or at least his not getting fired at speeds that made a mass driver look slow. Which thinking about 'Professor' Snape not being cunning and merely coldly polite with everyone was very unSlytherin.
It made Harry wonder how embarrassed most of the house was of the very loud people acted without cunning that somehow ended up in their house or the head of house. Sure Hagrid and Ron weren't fond of the house, but Harry had almost ended up in it. So it had to have some people that decent enough like that Andromeda Tonks Sirius had mentioned to him.
Harry then chuckled. Good food, nice people to be around, and able to get some quiet time to think and his mind wandered. He'd definitely have to tell Hermione about that in the e-mail. He also wondered if they'd be able to figure a time and place to meet up. The stuff relating to Sirius probably be best to tell her in person. Possibly with a Getter pilot as a bodyguard for Harry.
Harry wasn't sure what it said he was more afraid of his friend than he was fighting giant monsters in a Rezel.
V-V-V
One could almost be fooled into thinking the leader of the Inspectors was merely a child. He was young, and always had a smile on his face. Yet once he started talking you knew he was no mere child.
"This message into space complicates things," Wendolo commented. "There are rumors of other species already wishing to conquer or destroy Sol III as the locals call it."
The sole female member of the five spoke up. "And we have never heard of the Glorft before this."
"Of course the one they call Coop has been...busy," Wendolo remarked as holographic footage came up. "Ruining that fool Magnanimous and his fixed mech combat scam, battled S-Force, nearly destroyed Sol III in the fight with S-Force and one of their foes, blowing up an interstellar junkyard, and other acts of random interstellar violence."
"He even looks barbaric," Vigagi snarled. "He also damaged my mech!"
"Of course we also have even more reason to destroy them as they have a Supervision Army Gunboat," Wendolo commented to the shock of his fellow Inspectors. "And have been producing it and their own variants based off that technology."
"The Zentradi must hate that," Aguija remarked.
"They managed to survive the Zentradi whose appearance was in the middle of a war among the barbarians," Wendolo noted. "Causing both sides to at least briefly put aside their differences."
"They….they survived the Zentradi?!" Vigagi gasped.
"Managed to turn Zentradi into allies using their crude culture which is more than the Zentradi had," Wendolo said with a shrug.
"So one group of barbarians has an even bigger group of barbarians they can tame," Aguija remarked to tell them of Sikalog had mentally told her.
"And yet," Mekibos noted. "This message one of them sent was wishing to peacefully meet other alien life in the cosmos and welcoming them to Earth with open arms. The enthusiasm and glee he has means they had to get one incredible actor if that is fake. "
Wendolo mentally sighed. His older brother was too soft hearted for his own good. Hence why he had his brother's mech wired with an explosive he could set off at any time. That such an act made him look as barbaric if not more so than humanity didn't bother him at all.
"Of course there also are the Radam looking to turn humanity into more of their host bodies," Wendolo then stated with his distaste of the parasitic beings well known to the others. "And of course several other things from outer space to hit the planet."
"This looks less like some immature species and more like some low standards port system," Aguija noted.
"Perhaps we waited a bit too long, but there is evidence others have been here before us," Wendolo. "Of course given what species they are is also on our list to deal with doesn't help the locals."
Wendolo of course left out those on Earth were preparing to fight the invading forces of their native species and considered traitors and outcasts. Not that it mattered to Wendolo in the slightest. They all were inferior barbarians and needed to die.
The invaders that could be of use to him would get to last a bit longer as Wendolo was sure he was going to need all the help he could get. But they could easily be disposed of at a later date.
V-V-V
They once were merely Doctor Stringer and Doctor Cowen. Now they were much more and beyond any human morality.
And it was almost time to make their plans reality.
V-V-V
Chapter Notes
The collection of real robots and military vehicles is from UC Gundam, Gundam SEED, the Murphy is from G Gundam, Super Robot Wars Original Generation, Macross, and Jet Alones from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Gendo Ikari is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Chessmaster, terrible father, and runs NERV. Wishes merely to be reunited with his wife in Evangelion 01.
Akira Fudo is from Devilman. He has appeared in Mazinger Angels, Devilman vs. Getter Robo and various other Go Nagi crossovers.
Ken Kaido and Ryo Magami are from Mazinkaiser SKL. They pilot the mech called Mazinkaiser SKL and frankly are kind of nuts.
Coop, Kiva, and Jamie are from Megas XLR. Coop is the pilot, by virtue of the fact he is the only sentient being around that can work the controllers, car, and such. Kiva is from the future and trying to avoid the Glorft ravaging mankind. Jamie is Coop's friend.
Michiru Saotome is from Getter Robo. Daughter of Professor Saotome and one of the two pilots of Getter Queen. Going with the Devilman vs. Getter Robo version of Getter Queen for this story.
Nanga Silverly and Lassie Lundberg are from Brain Powerd. Both are pilots of organic mechs called Brain Powerds. And yes the cockpit for a Brain Powerd and a Grand Cher as is in the crotch of the mech.
Hayato is Hayato Jin from Getter Robo. The man has a cool and collected exterior, but he's completely nuts. And able to wreck someone's face using his fingers.
Shiro is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation and one of the two talking cats that Masaki has.
Masaki Andoh is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. He easily gets lost...as in he got lost on a guided tour once. Pilots a magical mech called Cybuster.
Shinji Ikari is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Yes folks he will get the Super Robot Wars upgrade he gets in the games compared to the animes and such.
Misato Katsuragi is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Yes her original Japanese voice actress also played Sailor Moon so do expect some jokes involving that and Amuro Ray(given his voice actor also played Tuxedo Kamen).
Calvina Coulange is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation.
Rand Travis is a Super Robot Wars Original Generation character. He is from Super Robot Wars Z.
Lowe Gruele is from Gundam SEED Astray. He's into customizing mechs and it is very likely his Works GINN doesn't have very many original parts left in it.
Toby Watson is a Super Robot Wars Original Generation character. He is a member of the test pilot group called the Glory Stars in Super Robot Wars Z.
Heero Yui is from Gundam Wing. A serious and no nonsense soldier with an incredibly powerful Gundam.
Kozo Fuyutsuki is from Neon Genesis Evangelion and the second in command of NERV. As much as that means given Gendo Ikari's complete control and SEELE's involvement.
Matthew Denton is from Heroman and he did send a message into space inviting aliens to come meet humanity in a peaceful manner. A lot of people heard his message. The Go-Lion team probably will be among the best of those.
Akira "Chief" Kogane is from Go-Lion. Most American readers would know him better as Commander Keith in Voltron.
Isamu Kurogane is from Go-Lion. To the American audience he is better known as Lance.
Tsuyoshi Seido is from Go-Lion. To the American readers he's best known as Hunk.
Princess Fala is from Go-Lion. To the American audience she's known as Princess Allura.
Ryoma Nagare is from Getter Robo. A deadly man in a fight in a mech or outside one.
Musashi Tomoe is from Getter Robo. He is insanely brave and not completely psychotic like Ryoma and Hayato.
Mari Makinami Illustrious is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She is basically Ryoma Nagare with a candy shell in terms of personality.
Ritsuko Akagi is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The head scientist for NERV and likely has to work very hard to keep MAGI working in a world full of insanity.
Sanger Zonvolt is Super Robot Wars Original Generation. A complete badass and one of the last people on Earth anyone should mess with.
Irmgrad "Irm" Kazahara is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. One of the few men that can pull off a mullet, and make it look badass. Also the son of the inventor of his Grungust mech, and thankfully way more mentally stable than Rusty Venture from Venture Brothers.
Koji Kabuto is the elder statesman of hot blooded super robot pilots and from Mazinger Z. He is literally the first of them, and one of the trinity of Super Robot Wars with Getter Robo and Gundam.
Mu Flaga is from Gundam SEED. A decorated pilot and basically a new type.
Amuro Ray and Salya Mass are from the original Gundam series. Both new types and not people anyone should mess with.
Brooklyn "Bullet" Luckfield is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation.
Kyosuke Nanbu is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. He always pays the long odds.
Domon Kasshu is from G Gundam. Hot headed, hot blooded, and a martial artist of extreme ability he is not the easiest man to get along with. Yet when he's got your back, whatever you are fighting is in for a butt kicking.
Kusuha Mizuha is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations. A kind and loving person she wants to be a nurse. She also makes health drinks that can drop nearly everyone.
Vivagi is one of the Inspectors. He is an agent of the Zuvorg Alliance and agrees with everything Wendolo says about humanity being barbarians. Of course he's no enlightened and advanced being himself given his attitudes.
Wendolo is the leader of the Inspectors and looks to be a kid. He's a warhawk and while believes humanity is a bunch of barbarians that will kill itself off….he also rigged his older brother's mech with a bomb incase he disagrees with eliminating humanity. So his objectivity is suspect to say the least.
Aguija is the only female Inspector and pilots an extremely fast mech. She also is the only one who has a receiver for the thoughts of the final member of the Sikalog. The pair are very close.
Sikalog is a member of the Inspectors. Mute to all but Aguija and very close to her.
Mekibos is the final member of the Inspectors. The older brother of Wendolo and actually objective about what they intend to do. He actually can be reasoned with and has no idea his brother rigged his mech with a bomb.