The letter from Harry made Sirius wonder exactly how many kids were being dragged into this mech piloting business. Well it was an e-mail but Sirius considered it just a letter. It also made him wonder why wizards and witches hadn't invented a similar way to send messages. Though he mused it probably was held back where he grew up due to it being traditional using an owl.
In any case Sirius had this feeling the leader of NERV was trying equal his parents in being a complete and utter arsehole. Definitely not someone Sirius intended on trusting with anything. Definitely not with fighting some threat to humanity. If one cast aside their own son and then only brought him back to be used as a tool then what would they do with anyone else? Sirius had heard "being a pawn in the game of life" but this Ikari guy seemed to take it as everyone else was one to him for whatever goals he had besides fighting the "Angels".
It boggled Sirius's mind at the sheer number of threats internal and external threatening the world. The oldest he seemed to find record of involved something in Japan and a guy named Steel Jeep or Jag or something fifty years ago. Now the island it happened on was covered in a thick cloud and no one had any idea what had happened. Something Sirius would be more amusing than that would be astronomy classes at Hogwarts to list what alien life lives in what star system and how much they wanted to fight humanity. Or if any of those Macross fleets had visited those worlds.
'Man had finding about those been interesting and shocking,' Sirius mused in his mind. 'Man I really lived a sheltered life before getting dragged into this with Harry.'
He also wondered what kind of secrets of magic he could learn in La Gias. Being able to use a magical mech to scare Wormtail senseless appealed to him. He then put aside the thought of revenge he was about to meet a Klein Sandman to discuss business. Spit in his mother's eye spending Black money in the muggle world and using some of their ideas in the wizard world.
Still it'd be funny for them all to worry about him coming to Hogwarts and the closest he'd get to it would turn out to be a department store having a grand opening just in time for one of the Hogsmeade weekends. Maybe test some new cleaning products to be available at that store on Knockturn Alley or Diagon Alley. If those places got clean than pretty much anywhere could be made clean.
He just needed something impressive to make people talk about what they could get and want it. Even better was that even if it didn't work out it still would make the relatives he didn't like turn in their graves. Especially that of his mother which made this worthwhile on that alone.
Plus be really amusing to use a mirror and 'teleconference' with Fudge blustering on arresting him at the store's opening. After all Fudge would be seen doing something. If being made a fool of counted. It did for Sirius and that was good enough for him to do it.
Sirius wasn't sure if the two way mirrors could work between Hogsmeade and Riksent or he'd need to be like on a private yacht in international waters. But either frankly would be amusing. It'd be something else to get people talking about his products.
And maybe get a pizza place in the department store. He'd eaten a lot of pizza since getting to Riksent. He had plenty of family money he could spend and just a pity he couldn't get his mother's painting here. Seeing what paint remover would do to it sounded like an extremely fun experiment.
The mind healer or whatever he got said he needed to expand his horizons and things he did besides worry about Harry and plan revenge on Peter. It had stuck with Sirius and got him planning on the shop and some other ideas.
Given he hadn't been actually convicted of anything and pretty much the only Black left it meant the family money was all his to do with as he wanted. He'd been inside a department store to get some things and realized he could easily do that back home. There was nothing that broke the rules and it was a simple idea of having a store that you could one stop shop at.
A prank and something that might actually take off. Or people might be scared stiff that he managed to get a store put into Hogsmeade and no one figured out he was funding it. Sirius wondered if anyone would be asking the right questions after that.
Sirius then blinked as he realized he wasn't alone in meeting room he'd rented at a hotel. Klein Sandman and a man with a raven mask where sitting in the chairs across the table from him.
"Man I really must have zoned out there," Sirius admitted.
Klein shrugged. "Raven and I can be very silent when we want to be."
"Right," Sirius then said. "Princess Shine said you already know about magic so not breaking the rules on this."
"Not everyday a wizard asks to invest in my companies," Sandman noted.
"Family funds are at my command and figure I might as well have fun with them," Sirius commented.
"Of course," Klein said slightly amused. "And you are aware companies do sell things like Rolls Royces to rich wizards and witches right?"
"Vaguely," Sirius admitted. "My mother ranted about those and hated it. Just making her painting angry makes it all worthwhile for me."
"Then let us get to work on kick over that ant hill!" Klein declared.
Sirius grinned widely as he was sure this was going to be fun.
V-V-V
Rei Ayanami was not expecting any visitors. Especially not a pair of the Aggressors. Majors Sanger Zonvolt and Kai Kitamura took in the heavily bandaged appearance of First Child of NERV. The only sounds were of her medical equipment and no seemed to have expressed sympathy for her in any manner. No get well cards or gifts were to be seen, nor had anyone signed her casts. Not even some sort of memento from the man who reportedly had pulled her out of the mess that activation test had become.
"Remind you of the School and that mess too?" Sanger remarked to his long time comrade.
"Far too much for comfort," Kai replied.
Both of them were well aware of triumphs and tragedies trying to save the Children, those kids that had been put in the School to be mech pilots and horrors done to them. It made anyone aware of that mess to see another group of young mech pilots referred to as Children very wary and uneasy. It was not a name that inspired any measure of confidence.
Frankly Kaworu Nagisa was the only Evangelion pilot that they'd call mentally healthy and not in need of a giant squeezable teddy bear. And neither of them were sure he actually was given what the other pilots were like. They also had noticed the looks Harry had been giving the Fifth Child...and oddly Excellen Browning as well.
"Ms. Ayanami," Sanger then stated. "Does Supreme Commander Ikari really think anyone believes him on any and all records of you being lost? Especially with a supercomputer to backup the files in a number of servers, computers and more."
Kai rubbed his forehead as his friend could be very subtle went he wanted to be. Which definitely wasn't right now.
Rei just looked at the infamous mech pilot with an unwavering expression.
"Does anyone believe Ratsel Feinschmaker to be anything but your friend Elzam Von Branstein?" Rei retorted with way more emotion (and sarcasm) than they thought she would use.
Sanger had to admit his friend Elzam wasn't exactly doing much to hide who he was after what went down involving him and the whole mess with OZ, Romefeller Foundation, and more. Not that anyone left from them would have a chance to do anything about their grudge now to be honest.
That and Elzam found being Ratsel a chance to be less straight laced than he had been before so he kept up the extremely thin disguise.
"In any case," Major Kitamura spoke up to change the subject. "After the recent battle all Evangelion pilots have been given the rank of ensign and made part of Londo Bell."
Sanger inwardly was not amused Shinji Ikari was given really nothing for piloting Evangelion 01. Then again beyond being called the whatever child either of the other Evangelion pilots he had fought beside got anything to suggest NERV was attempting to build a military force. Their bridge and such staff held military rank so why not the ones actually fighting.
No wonder Gillian told him to look for the kid along with Harry. It said a lot a petition had to be filled out to even suggest to Supreme Commander Ikari to take in his son. It won't surprise him if said petition was paper it'd be used as toilet paper by Ikari.
"Understood," the First Child said softly.
Kai knew from reports that this girl was quite animate and like a person around Commander Ikari. Or he mused if you managed to annoy her enough. He also knew her residence was a complete and utter dive from before the city had been renamed Tokyo-3. If that was the pilot he liked no one wanted to see the places he'd put ones he hated.
Like say Ikari's own son. Kai actually was worried where that kid would be put.
The door to the hospital room then opened and there was Supreme Commander Ikari. The room grew even more silent and colder as both sides stared each other down.
Slowly Gendo entered the room and both Majors went around him to leave. Neither side looked forward to working with each other in the slightest. Still no words were said between the men as Sanger and Kai went on their way.
Unnoticed and posted close to Rei's hospital room was Selena Recital still dressed like a Section Two agent. She saw her boss's former teammates leave the room and was surprised doctors hadn't been called in. She was sure both had been informed of what she'd seen on this assignment, and hated it.
Perhaps they were just giving Ikari enough rope to hang himself. Somehow she doubted it'd take that much longer for him to do so. He seemed to act like everyone could be used as pawns, but Londo Bell was too chaotic for that to work for very long when they were involved.
V-V-V
The Solar system was nothing like what Princess Fala thought it would be. Oh sure Akira and the others had talked about their home planet a bit, but it sounded on the verge of complete destruction to her. Yet looking at the window and seeing Londenion showed humanity was still striving here. Still alive and buildings like this space colony she was standing on.
They had things the Galra Empire would want besides humans for...purposes that nearly made her cry or vomit to think about. Something when she and the others had to tell various people about that empire had done.
Not that anyone blamed them for having that sort of reaction as what the Galra Empire did was horrifying and disturbing. Even what they fed many of their slaves was disturbing as it was dead slaves turned into stew.
Fala recalled the various galactic exploration missions were told as to be prepared for the Galra Empire and their brutality. She hoped it wasn't too late for any of them. She didn't wish anyone to go through the things Akira and the others had before escaping. And they were lucky ones on that as well.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Fala called out.
The door opened and Akira came in with a guest. Fala gasped as he looked so much like Takashi. Which shocked her as Takashi Shirogane was very much dead. The original pilot of the Blue Lion died on Altea and had been given a hero's funeral.
"Who killed him," the near copy of the dead Go-Lion pilot growled. "Who killed my brother?"
Akira shrugged behind him. He didn't even know Takashi had a brother before finding out if he had any family to inform about his death. Ryou Shirogane wanted to avenge brother and wasn't taking no for answer.
Akira just hoped he didn't try swiping one of the Lions. That would be annoying. If he wanted to use a variable fighter or mobile suit and also be a backup Go-Lion pilot that was fine. They needed all the help they could get on Altea.
"It is a long story," Fala told Ryou. "You might want to sit down for this."
"Fine," the angry man remarked as he sat down on a sofa. "But don't leave out any details."
V-V-V
Rau Le Creuset was starting to think aliens were just as bad as humanity as yet another alien race was invading the Earth. In flying saucers with blades on them of all things. Perhaps more like classic fictional flying saucers mixed with buzzsaws was Rau's second thought as he opened fire on one of the invaders.
The worst thing about all these aliens was it kept things among naturals, coordinators, spacenoids and whatever else somewhat stable. Oh parts of those various groups could hate each other, but they hated aliens coming and destroying everything even more.
It nearly made Rau as sick as the fact his allies in Blue Cosmos most of their leadership this was more to get a piece of the pie that Mao Industries, Anaheim Electronics and such had in the mech market. Though admittedly that wasn't the sole reason for many of them, but it was telling they all were full of it. Like all humans were, and Rau won't be surprised all aliens were exactly the same.
If it wasn't for the lengths he was willing to go do many would think Rau was acting like a moody teenager in his views on humanity. But he was willing to go to any length to kill humanity. He would wear a mask of being a pleasant and loyal member of ZAFT and PLANTs as it made him a power behind the throne with one of the major members of PLANTs Council. He also would work to build ties with the forces that wished PLANTs destroyed. He also was working on his ties to the various other factions that existed in the Solar System. All of it was a means to an end for him.
Pills and a burning desire were all that kept Rau going. If he was going be the candle that burned extremely bright and ended extremely fast he was going to make sure humanity went before him and he got to watch.
Those working under the unknown to them genocidal clone had no idea what terrors Rau wished to make into reality. Of course in the face of an alien invasion they'd be more concerned with staying alive.
Bullets, lasers, missiles and more struck the invading forces of the Boazanian Empire. Everyone was called in to combat this threat. Londo Bell of course was at the vanguard of fighting the invading fleet.
Harry wasn't sure he wanted to see if Hogwarts could top this summer experiences this year. Or any year to be honest.
The fact such a thing was possible really worried Harry as he gave Octo Squad cover fire. He noticed the Green Gespenst of Russel Bergman working to block shots being fired at the rest of the squad.
Harry would be even more worried if he knew a group known as the Liberian Works was using this invasion as a chance to gather even more pilot data for their various projects. The Empress of Tau Dragon was well aware her supposedly best minions and mech pilots were all psychological basketcases. Those pilots literally were the weak links in combat as their mecha was extremely powerful. The problem being the mechs were made to work with just them so she couldn't replace them with loyal and more psychologically stable people.
A shell company and the money was enough to get Tau Dragon any Anaheim Electronics mechs they had in stock or order custom mobile suits. With those and the carbon humans Tau Dragon would have a stable and well armed combat force. It wouldn't be ideal, but it was the best she could do for a plan B.
It also gave her reason to not destroy the corporate headquarters of the major computer company they used as a front. At least not yet to make the statement they were going to completely change the world as it still was useful at the moment. They needed the money too much for that plan and hiring mercenaries to serve as pawns right now. It said a lot that the various other armies and such being around were forcing Tau Dragon to fight more intelligently and not throw away resources like they would otherwise.
Liberian Works was nearly salivating at the information they were getting. Especially on Canard Pars, the supposedly 'failed' Ultimate Coordinator. If he was the screw up then they really wanted to see what was considered the successful one pilot a mech and get his data.
Any reference to who the successful Ultimate Coordinator was pretty much gone. Though Liberian Works had a betting pool on ways he'd end up in a mech of some kind. They figured it'd happen sooner or later.
The Boazanians would be very annoyed their invasion was being used by others to gather information. Especially by a hornless race they were unaware could have viable children with them.
Though they'd really want a lot more Beast Fighters. A massive army of Beast Fighters as the local mecha was putting up a good fight and making reaching the planet difficult. They hoped it didn't have the sort of barrier that one starbase had.
The lightwave barrier around Artemis weathered all the firepower the Boazanians threw at it and hadn't broken. Prince Heinel and Wendolo both found that rather impressive.
Wendolo also was finding this whole invasion extremely amusing to watch. Much like a blockbuster summer movie would be. He was half tempted to send a recording of this to that arrogant Teniquette Zezernan, but doubted the Guests commander would stay out of things after that. If anything it'd make him get involved so he could take all of the ape's technology for his own personal use.
In his Eva Kaworu looked at the invading Boazanian fleet and snorted. "They are so close to Lillium it is almost funny. Like so many other races out there."
He did wonder if becoming one with Father would turn those aliens into one as well. It was something be interesting to see and find out. Or if it would do anything to that entity known as Orphan. So many variables to test and see what would happen to them in Third Impact.
However he really hoped to avoid Coop killing him on the eve of that for three weird reasons. Coop was a creature of habit and he tended to do that before crushing his foes. Also he had the ability to go through an AT Field with Megas and Kaworu had no desire to know via feeling what injuries happened to his Evangelion what being made quadriplegic due to a piledriver felt like.
Really his brother Sachiel was lucky to have no neck to speak of and able to avoid that. It was an experience Kaworu hoped he and his brothers could keep avoiding. Or to be defeated by Coop because of some random action he had done earlier in the fight.
Kaworu saw Megas smash a Boazanian ship. Octo Squad then rushed ahead into the invading forces. Kaworu could imagine the leader of Octo Squad wanting something like Megas instead of her Gespenst. He wondered how Asuka would hold up in a shouting match with Katina Tarask. Neither of them would back down if they felt they were right.
Kaworu chuckled as he watched Canard Pars use his Hyperion effectively to crush any Boazanian that got in range. Really the lillium thought the minor changes they'd made for coordinators even their so called ultimate coordinator meant much?
The things that working for SEELE gave Kaworu access to was interesting. He knew exactly who got Canard so angry and to want to kill the supposed perfect ultimate coordinator. Gilbert Durandal was someone that had to be watched out for as he had his own plans for the lillium. Plans that were likely to be just annoying to him, and get Londo Bell to desire kicking his butt.
Kaworu wondered if SEELE even considered the fall of the Romefeller Foundation a sign of the times. They had fallen from power rather fast, and with a dull thud. The forces that wished to warp the message of Celestial Being in their own image sure didn't take note of that.
Frankly those Innovates or Innovators made him just laugh. Ribbons Almark was just a whiny joke to Kaworu. He looked forward to crushing the Innovator, and showing Ribbons no matter how many bodies he used won't matter at all. Though Kaworu wondered if he'd crush the whiny brat Wang Liu Mei or Ribbons unknowing puppet Alejandro Corner first. Both were loud little dogs that needed put down sooner or later.
The Angel of Free will then threw himself back into the battle. A pair of dual wielded handguns that looked like Desert Eagles were fired at the invading alien forces. The damage they did was definitely more than they'd ever do to an Angel.
Harry wondered what it was about Kaworu and his Evangelion that felt different to him than even the berserker Evangelion 01. And wondered how much he wasn't going to like the answer to that as his luck with surprises usually had them trying to kill him. He then saw another Londo Bell Rezel loose a right leg.
Harry gave cover fire so whoever was piloting that Rezel could get away.
It didn't go unnoticed even in the fog of war as Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and Mazinkaiser SKL charged ahead to clear a path for the Rezel. Venus A, Fire Venus, Diana A, and Boss Borot helped pull the Rezel to safety. Harry wondered how airtight Boss Borot was and was sure he saw the pilot of said mech through the mouth grill in a space suit.
It said a lot to Harry that he was getting used to weird things like that. He wasn't sure if that was good or bad. He also wondered if his friends ever were understand this. Jaded wasn't the right feeling, but he wasn't sure acceptance was right either.
He felt the same seeing Cutey Honey throwing boomerangs in space and actually having them work. He doubted if he threw a boomerang like weapon in space it'd work anywhere near as well.
Harry then wondered what those weird Zeonic mash-up looking mechs helping in the fight were called as he'd never seen them before. As the Tallgeese III gave them some help Harry wondered why they called the heat rod that as it looked more like a heat whip to him.
Mentally Harry shrugged as it was just one of those things.
Harry then saw Major Zonvolt and a red and black mech working together nearly as one and figured that was the "Mysterious Gourmet" himself. It made Harry wonder if he could hide his scar, wear contacts and sunglasses if he'd fool anyone in the Wizarding World.
Harry put it at being a fifty/fifty chance. Polyjuice existed and no one seemed to safeguard at all for that, and Harry was sure what sort of glamors and such existed. Or what that time he regrew all his hair in one night counted as.
He then focused back on the fight as he realized Sirius could likely answer that last thing he pondered. So many things that in now clearly were magic that he didn't know the proper name of and hadn't uncovered so far in his time at Hogwarts. Not that he exactly was the most attentive and hardworking student to be fair, but his magical education seemed to so threadbare in many ways.
'Something I'll deal with later,' Harry thought as he gave several Prototype Stark Jegans cover fire. Harry knew they were the prototype version as they had the four massive antiship missiles strapped to the shoulders.
Missiles that did their job as the alien invaders didn't do so well when struck head on by them.
Harry then blinked when he saw one of the oddest looking mechs he'd ever seen. It wasn't every day you saw a mech that had a girl's face and what looked to be hair. The Valsione was never mistaken for any other mech.
The unique super robot laid waste to the invading alien forces with the hyper beam cannon.
Harry chuckled softly as he met the most interesting people in this line of work. He even heard of one guy who might be able to match Ron in an eating contest. Well one he hadn't met named Arado Balanga as Coop, Koji, and Mutashi all could keep up with Ron in an eating contest.
Harry fired his beam rifle at any of the invading ships that someone else had heavily damaged. Getter Queen gave him a hand in that.
"Thanks," Harry stated.
"No problem," Michiru grinned. Thankfully not in the usual Getter pilot manner.
Harry wondered who the other pilot in Getter Queen was. She seemed rather shy. Which was odd given how bold and loud the three main Getter pilots could be at times.
"Oh yeah!" Harry then heard as Goat was having fun.
Darleen was in Full Armor mode and Goat was keeping up with the various mass produced mobile suits on their side.
In Minerva-X Maria Fleed sighed. "Boazanians. Arrogant horned ones I'm sure."
Said horned subgroup of the Boazanians looked down on anyone without horns. Which meant the Fleedians definitely treated that way.
Suddenly a nuclear explosion turned one of the flying saucers into bits. Inside the Physalis Toby Watson found that the single shot of the bazooka limited the mech far too much. It made the unit a one trick pony that was only usable for shock and awe. The lack of any other ranged weapons was good as the armor and speed only went so far. To be honest he felt the Physalis was an overhyped mech, and he wanted something with some decent ranged weapons for a firefight like this. Basically any of the other units in the project would be better.
A trio of Gespensts gave Physalis cover fire as the Boazanian invasion fleet wanted to keep their invading force from going up in nuclear fire. Toby hoped Denzel and Setsuko were having better luck with their units.
Then someone in a Rezel Commander Type tossed Toby a beam rifle and he took it. The speed of the Physalis and the fact Toby was an ace pilot made the beam rifle deadly in his hands. Toby was sure this was more effective and deadly than the one shot bazooka.
"Thanks," Toby called out over the comm.
"Don't mention it," Mu La Flaga replied.
One of the Gespensts then charged headlong into the fight. The ocher unit barely avoided a flying saucer from blowing it up, and another of the Boazanian ships was about to destroy him but suddenly the Gundam Zephyranthes let it have it with the beam rifle.
The black Gespenst seemed to be shaking its head at the foolishness of the ocher or tan unit before firing on the invaders.
"Foglia," Albert Est sighed as his son once more bit off more than he could chew. He really hoped that Foglia would outgrow that before it got him killed.
In the Zephyranthes Setsuko Ohara had this weird feeling when she saw the Cybuster in the distance. Something like a half remembered dream of a man in black and lost senses came to mind for some reason. She had no idea what that was about.
Masaki didn't have any such experience and focused on staying alive. The invaders not running away and seemed almost offended at the fact they were having a hard time.
Masaki snorted. "Don't come to Earth if you got fragile feelings of superiority!"
"Indeed," Tetsuya Tsurugi agreed as he fired an atomic punch at one of the alien ships.
"We are hell!" Ryo and Ken called out as they let one of the alien invaders have it with the Inferno Blaster.
Mari grumbled as her Messiah didn't have the incredible punch of the various super robots her allies had. She had to stick to sniping as her variable fighter's knife wasn't that effective against the alien ships.
"Lousy NERV," she muttered. "Dragging their feet on giving me a new Eva."
The annoyed Evangelion pilot wondered if she'd have to pilot Eva-02 or something. She inwardly snorted as getting that away from the Second Child would require pulling her production model from her cold dead fingers. Reportedly the Second Child nearly bit the head off a guy who said it wasn't a true super robot. Guy weirdly wanted to be called by "the name of his soul" or something. Mari wondered if that guy was going to find a way to get a mech. Won't surprise her.
Mari then realized the original Getter was pretty much not in use and it might be fun to see if she could handle piloting it. A savage grin formed on her face as it'd definitely be enjoyable to wreck things with those tomahawks Getter One had.
Nearly everyone had a chill go down their back and wondered what it was this time. It seemed like every other day they got something that caused that.
Coop then put Megas's hands into a very familiar position with the outer fingers raised and the thumb on the inner two. A thick rope came out and he was able to get it on two of the invading ships. Coop then used the pair of blade covered flying saucers like yo-yos.
Kaworu stared at that and wondered how Coop kept doing things like that by accident. But he really doubted that he'd honestly like the answer very much.
Kaworu then got to see the SRX team merge their units. The units finally were out of the shop and ready for action once more.
"Dominion Ball!" Ryusei called out as a massive ball of energy was fired from the fist of SRX.
The SRX punched the massive ball of energy to sent pieces of it flying at enemy saucers. Then it nailed one of the invading ships with the massive ball.
It was then the massive skull shaped with a castle on the top alien ship fired on the defending forces. Everyone figured it was likely the flagship of the alien forces due the over the top gaudy look of it. It screamed of ego and self importance.
The even heavier firepower it had to attack with also made it clear it was an important ship and that it wasn't going down without a serious fight.
Inside the ship Prince Heinel mused the conquest of this star system was going to be more difficult than he first imagined and smiled. This was going prove noble superiority or he'd die for his beliefs.
Suddenly a Stoner Sunshine slammed into the ship. The massive ball of Getter radiation rocked the gaudy command ship hard. A massive mark had been left on the ship for all to see.
Shin Getter One hovered in front of the Boazanian command ship with its arms crossed. Like this was a normal thing for the Getter team to be doing.
"Welcome to the Solar System," Ryoma Nagare said with the insane Getter pilot grin on his face.
"I think they need a bigger welcome," Musashi remarked smiling just like Ryoma. And with that Shin Getter separated into the trio of jets to get out of the way.
The command ship proved it could move as it barely avoided the fist of the SDFN-1 Hayase. It was like something out of the history books for the nobles as it was a near exact copy of a Supervision Army gunboat.
The SDFN-1 then unloaded on the Boazanian fleet. The heavy firepower shattered the flying saucer shaped ships when they were hit. The invading forces now were on the run and looking for somewhere to hide. Anywhere to hide really.
A forward base had been set up on the Earth, and right now it looked to be the best place to lick their wounds. Perhaps find usable pawns on the world or others rumored to have attacked this world.
The Radam used this chaos as a way to finally get some of their spores to Earth. A remote and isolated location in the northern part of the third planet should work as a foothold. A place known to the subsect of wizards and witches as Azkaban.
Wendolo watched all this and started to plan how to make use of all this to his advantage. He wondered if the Boazanian nobile pride against non-horned humanoids had been punctured enough for them entertain even lip service in working with him against humanity.
They'd be useful in seeing how well the tech sent to Earth as a trap had been adopted by humans.
V-V-V
Shinji Ikari woke up with a headache and his arm hurt. His hopes he'd just fallen asleep on the train ride to Tokyo-3 were dashed as he noticed he was in a hospital room. He really had been made to pilot a giant robot and also seen a giant robot with a car for a head full of video game controllers and buttons.
"I got recruited like you too," Shinji heard and then was scared when he saw who said it.
It was Ryoma Nagare. The infamous Getter pilot, and also known for being a psychotic killing machine. A man that the holstered gun he had likely was the least lethal thing he could use to kill someone.
"Admittedly my recruiting process involved more dead people,a severed tendon, my palms cut up from blocking a sword with my hands, and pumped full of what I think could drop a bull elephant," Ryoma shrugged. "But still not my idea to drive the giant robot. I just proved to be so badass and good at it that no one wants to fight me. Or lived very long afterward."
"Right," Shinji said scared. That amused Ryoma. It was refreshing to meet people that understood what he was and how fatal angering him was. Though it was fun to be around people that considered him just one of the guys. Used to be just martial artists like Master Asia before he was a Getter Pilot that would react that way.
"You are seconded to Londo Bell and given the rank of ensign," Ryoma commented. "Also Mari is a lot more like me than anyone else so don't let her bubbly exterior fool you."
Shinji was relieved when the door opened. Misato stared at Ryoma as she came in. Not that she was surprised Section 2 just let the man pass as the security forces weren't that suicidal.
"Do all of you try to make trouble?" she remarked.
Ryoma snorted. "Yeah pretty much. And someone else will have teach Ensign Ikari here how to salute. Pretty sure Major Kitamura can do that."
"An actual ensign and not that volunteer ensign crap that Londo Bell uses?" Misato inquired.
"Given you supposedly use a military rank Captain," Ryoma remarked. "They really aren't volunteers. Frankly do wish more of those groups dragging teens off the street got people like Hayato as seeing them rip up people on an ego trip would be fun."
Misato and Shinji turned green at that thought. Though Misato would disagree with Shinji being 'dragged off the street'. He was picked by the Marduk Institute for this.
Though Misato wasn't sure if Kiva's words on it being a shell company were true. Which didn't make sense to her as if Supreme Commander Ikari was picking the pilots why would he need to hide it? It seemed like cloak and dagger for no really good reason.
"Pretty sure we'll have another batch of teenagers saying that they got drafted like Shinji here soon enough," Ryoma sighed. "Seriously it is like no one really wants to ask anyone if they want to drive a giant robot."
"The Angels are…" Misato started before Ryoma started laughing. "What?"
"The Angels are just one threat among many right now," Ryoma told her. "Sure it can wreck personal troopers, but we just need Kaworu or Mari in a new Evangelion and everyone can easily wreck them. No need to bring a kid that doesn't want to get involved into this."
"Not just anyone can pilot an Evangelion," Misato snapped.
"Not just anyone can pilot a Getter either," Ryoma countered.
"Really I thought they let any lunatic drive one," Captain Katsuragi remarked snidely.
"The second pilot of Getter Queen found using mentally controlled weapons easier than the mech," Ryoma stated.
"The second pilot of Getter Queen is a newtype?!"" Shinji said in surprise.
Ryoma nodded. "That she is."
"One we'd know of?" Misato asked.
Ryoma just grinned and said no more. Misato was sure no one in Section 2 could get that man to talk if he didn't want to. Or anyone in it was not afraid of Ryoma Nagare. She doubted even the Supreme Commander could make Ryoma say anything.
It made Misato wonder if people recruited kids of the street because the first was Ryoma here and he didn't brutally murder everyone and pee on their ashes after he was done. And if a murder machine didn't do that to express himself no one else would.
'Of course it could be because he finds driving a giant robot fun,' Misato thought. It won't surprise her if Ryoma just loved his job and that's why he was somewhat in control and not murdering everyone.
"Oh and an alien invasion happened while you were out for a few days," Ryoma then told Shinji. "We kicked the crap out of them and they went into hiding on Earth."
"What?!" Shinji said surprised.
Ryoma then turned to Misato. "Is the Evangelion going to freak out and go crazy every fight?"
Misato sighed as this was going to be an annoying conversation. Rits also once told her that many mecha pilots learned how their mechs worked and to some degree how other ones worked as well. Which meant she should expect some intelligent questions about the Eva-01 from Ryoma Nagare.
Shinji wondered if someone could have an even worst experience involving giant robots than he had. He definitely didn't want to be in that guy's shoes.
V-V-V
It had been a very rough day for Masato Akitsu. Hunted down by men suits, waking up in a cell, and now finding out his parents weren't really his own parents and frankly did it just for a briefcase full of money. And he wasn't even sure what that girl was talking about before he blacked out in an alley. Which given the day he was having could be completely and utterly insane.
"Who the hell is running this operation?!" was heard echoing in the prison of...Masaki wasn't sure where he was to be honest.
Then Masato saw a purple haired man storm in field of view. A very angry and displeased man. What interested Masaki a great deal was that the sunglasses and suit wearing man and his "parents" looked surprised at this turn of events.
"Is everyone around here an idiot?" the purple haired man snapped. "Given these two are on your payroll going to the pilot and asking for Mr. Akitsu to pilot your mech in his own home would be the most straightforward and logical thing to do."
Gilliam Yeager then scowled at the stereotypically dressed man in black. "Of course that wouldn't let you and the others get their jollies from hunting down a teen and beating him up. You won't show me or my allies that sort of disrespect. Not if you valued your life."
It gave Masato a bit of glee to see the suited and sunglasses wearing man looking very uncomfortable. It seemed the purple haired man was not kidding on messing with him was a terrible idea.
"You are going to let him out and I am taking him, the girl, and the mech Zeorymer to Londo Bell," Gilliam said in a tone that made it clear he wasn't taking no for an answer.
"But sir you can't just…" the man in black said weakly.
"Watch me," Gilliam Yeager remarked sharply. He then glared at the "parents". The "mother" turned her head away from him. The "father" definitely wasn't looking him in the eye.
"I really do hope neither of you have biological children of your own if this sort of display sounded good to you," Gilliam remarked. "Or did the girl talk you into it as she believes that Masato here should having piloting Zeorymer as his destiny."
Masato wondered what was going, but even this making some sense. They wanted him to pilot a giant robot? That girl felt it was his destiny?
"Who…" Masato said softly. "Who am I?"
Gilliam gave him a sad smile. "Going from personal experience...whoever you want to be. Call me Gilliam Yeager."
Masato hoped this wasn't the weirdest version of "good cop, bad cop" he had ever seen as this day had been completely nuts. Or this was all one very odd prank being pulled on him. He really hoped not as it wasn't funny at all.
"We started as strangers and now we go back to being strangers," the "father" managed to say after several moments.
"And hope Tau Dragon doesn't find you via the money transfers and murders you both," Gilliam Yeager commented. "Hope the money warms those black pits you call your hearts."
The fearful expressions both "parents" had as they left with the suitcase of money showed the remark hit home for them. As it should given Tau Dragon was not known for having any mercy for those standing against it.
"Tau Dragon?" Masato asked as he felt like he'd walked into a movie that was nearly over and all the exposition had been already done.
"It is a long story," Gilliam admitted. "One to be told in far better surroundings than this. Also pray that the girl doesn't talk about destiny around one of my and soon to your associate as well named Ryo Magami. He doesn't like that notion at all, and is very clear on it."
Which was putting lightly the reaction he have. Ryo would likely break her in two if she got on his nerves.
Gilliam then stared at the government agent. "I said let him out. Now."
The flummoxed agent quickly opened the jail door. This wasn't how he expected things to go at all.
"Once we get out of somewhere used for cheap theatrics I can tell you all about this mess, and several others going on," Gilliam assured Masaki. "You literally are the only person Zeorymer will work for due to the DNA lock on it. Without you it is nothing more than a massive postmodern statue."
"Thank you," Masato said softly as the pair walked into the darkness.
"I might be a spook, but I am not a fool that thinks antagonizing and psychologically traumatizing someone with a giant mech and heavy weapons is a good idea," Gilliam told him. "Especially something with the rumored power of Zeorymer."
Masato had a feeling he was the only person in this...place...that won't be considered a fool by him. Even that girl had been so...strange. And likely her that wanted him to live to just pilot that giant robot. Which seemed to be a super robot and not a real trooper.
Gilliam wondered why so many believed Doctor Saotome was the best choice to emulate when recruiting pilots. The man was not a paragon of sanity given he tried to be pilot of Getter 3 himself and knew exactly how insanely demanding the Getter was on the human body.
The worse part to Gilliam was he was sure he'd have to deal with this sort of mess again sooner or later. It was a task he did not look forward to. Seriously did any of those fools ever consider the fact they could get themselves killed if they pushed the wrong person too far? And they might just be the start of an even higher body count and born of a threat that might be worse than the force said teen was supposed to fight. They could end up with something like Gauron or Ali al-Saachez out to watch the world burn.
That was something Gilliam wished to never see happen.
"Are we sure that group we're leaving wasn't that Tau Dragon you mentioned?" Masato then asked.
"No, they're just a bunch of fools," Gilliam sighed. "Urzu 2, 6, and 7 will deal with this mess."
"Who?" Masato asked.
"Allies that like to keep out of the same publicity that Londo Bell has," Gilliam replied. "Tau Dragon just better hope Urzu 7 isn't let go nuts on setting up traps if they find this place."
V-V-V
In his office at Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore wondered when the world had gone completely mad. The various letters from Harry to him and his friends told the old wizard a lot about the things Londo Bell had to deal with. Harry went into a great deal of detail.
Each letter was something strange and yet was business as usual for special taskforce. Giant beings on a rampage, invasions from across the stars, dinosaurs coming out the depths of the Earth and more were what they handled.
Dumbledore also found that Harry basically told everyone the same amount of news. The phrasing might be different, but he kept everyone equally informed. Only the spelling and pronunciation guide for the various mecha and everything about them was sent was not sent to everyone, and Ms. Granger was not getting it as she knew all that or easily could look it up. If there was anything else he was leaving out then it was to everyone.
One thing Dumbledore saw clear as day was that Harry if pushed would go for the only adult figures he trusted and never let him down. Seeing Dementors shot with Getter Rays or a Thunder Break being a very possible thing it looked like they were going to post them around the school.
Dumbledore turned to Fawkes. "Perhaps letting Harry's allies use the Dementors as target practice for their exotic weapons would be a good thing."
The phoenix trilled at that. Dementors were about as far a magical being could be different from a phoenix as one could go. They also were a foul thing that no one sane wanted around the school. So someone taking a shot at destroying them or at least turning the bones of the Dementors into powder sounded like a good idea to Fawkes.
It was the then the heads of the houses came into the office. Along with them was the DADA teacher as some of the news definitely would involve him in some manner or another. Dumbledore did not look forward to this as the topics and one of them never mixed well.
Minerva McGonagall was the first to notice all the printed out pages on Dumbledore's desk. The extremely white and thin paper stood out amongst the parchment and other nicknacks on the desk.
Severus Snape looked like he'd rather be working on his potions than being in this semi informal meeting. He also would every so often glare at the DADA teacher with disgust that said person was at the school at all.
Remus Lupin was actually surprised Severus was being this civil with him. He figured the first actually meeting would require Aurors to break up. Not that there won't be a good reason for that to happen in Remus's mind.
Filius Flitwick subtly put himself between Severus and Remus to put down any fights before it got out of hand.
Inwardly Dumbledore prepared for Severus ranting. There was no other way for the news to be taken by the younger man and just because he trusted him didn't mean he enjoyed listening to the man whine about Harry. Oh boy could the man complain about Harry for a long time when he felt like it.
And there was no way to avoid that happening this time.
"I have good news everyone," Dumbledore stated.
"They found Black dead in an embarrassing position?" Snape remarked with a gleam of amusement in his eyes.
Remus looked torn on if he was to find that funny or just disgusting.
Professor Sprout gave her fellow head of house an annoyed look for his macabre comment. Did he really need to snark all the time?
"Nothing like that," Dumbledore assured them. "I have found our missing student."
"So where has that pampered prince Potter been?" Snape commented.
Remus turned to his former head of house. He whispered to her "Is he going to be like that every day?"
Professor McGonagall's sigh of annoyance made it clear that yes he was going to be like that. Which made Remus wonder exactly how brutal Lily was going to be when Severus passed on and they met in the afterlife. She was not going to tolerate anyone being so negative about him and especially being someone she once was close to.
"Harry has been quite busy," Dumbledore stated completely ignoring that the Head of Slytherin had opened his mouth. "As in he's been made part of a special task force called Londo Bell."
Remus's eyes widened as he had done a great deal of work in the muggle world and worked hard to keep up with various things to avoid standing out. So he knew of those people. "Oh Merlin….he just made all those books about him look tame."
That statement hung in the room for several moments. Given some of those books involved Harry taming dragons and defeating armies of werewolves topping that wasn't easy.
"He's even faced Voldemort again," Dumbledore noted and ignored the shivers of terror everyone else had.
"Again?!" Remus asked once he regained his wits. He had a bad feeling they were not talking about when Harry survived...whatever happened that Halloween night.
Dumbledore knew that telling Remus about all that wasn't going to go well. He then got a bit scared when Remus smiled.
"So exactly what did they do to You-Know-Who?" Remus then asked calmly. "Remove all his limbs and tie him to one of their mechs for a good luck charm? Let him fight Emperor Gore as I doubt either could stand the other? Shoot him into space with a mass driver? Have him try to pilot a Getter unit and watch it destroy him?"
"Nothing quite so disturbing," Dumbledore admitted. "His spirit possessed something called a Memetic Beast and they battled it. They won and the spirit is Merlin knows where."
Another silence filled the room. Snape pondering if the Dark Lord was going out of his way to ruin his reputation as he was doing terrible against Potter. Was he trying to see if one could literally die for embarrassment?
"And the muggles consider letting a child fight in a war be normal?" Professor Minerva McGonagall asked in a sharp tone.
"Nothing about Londo Bell is normal," Remus informed her. "Working in the muggle world I got to learn of them and it is like a brigade of Mad Eyes."
"The muggle world is more..insane than any of us could imagine," Dumbledore remarked. He was unaware of the factors such as a giant robot called Ideon rebooting reality, a dimensional bomb being set off by a fool, and a "gift" in the alien technology in Meteor 3 having the effect of a probability drive in Granzon caused things to be that way.
"Alien invasions, mad scientists out to rule the world, dinosaurs coming up from under the ground, and reportedly a realm of magic contacted them through a video game," Remus told the fellow teachers. "This is what Londo Bell does."
"Harry was kind enough to write down how to spell and pronounce the various terms he hears and uses daily," Dumbledore said before passing out the sheets of paper with that on them for Remus and Heads of House to read.
Snape looked at the white paper like it had been soaked in something he didn't want touching his bare hands.
"The good news is Harry is coming back to Hogwarts at the start of the school year," Dumbledore told them and then sighed. "However the minister in all his wisdom wants Dementors to be around to watch for Sirius Black."
"And he wishes for all the parents and grandparents of the student body to use a severing curse on his neck or a public hanging from a lamp post?' Snape inquired as there was no way that was going to go well.
"Alas Cornelius seems to believe that and 'rescuing' Harry will make him look like he is doing something," Dumbledore sighed.
"I still can't believe he'd actually say something like that where people could hear him," Snape mused. "Perhaps he wasn't able to find a sign to wear with that written on it. Perhaps also with going rates on what donations of gold would get them written on it."
"Albus," Minerva said looking at one of the sheets with worry. "This Hayato Jin….is he really…"
"From what I have learned being able to survive the pressure and stress of a Getter on the human body was the requirement and not morals," Dumbledore admitted. "A similar test was used for what they call Mazinkaiser SKL."
"And you aren't afraid this will make him go dark?" Minerva asked urgently.
"Minerva I have full confidence that Harry will not go dark from meeting and working with some very unique individuals," Dumbledore assured her.
"Failed Ultimate Coordinator?!" Snape remarked looking at one of the sheets. He knew about the coordinators given his upbringing, but he had no idea there had been an attempt to make an even better one.
"A tragic story from all accounts," Dumbledore sighed. "And Harry having written no one is sure where this Canard Pars wasn't as successful as they wished."
"Yes let's make angry the boy that could break your neck like it was made of paper," Snape commented. He'd be annoyed to find he voiced a similar thought to one Harry Potter had.
"I had no idea muggles could do something like that," Professor Sprout muttered reading about the Jupiter space colonies.
"Alien starship parking on the Earth does help in that," Remus commented.
There was a moment of silence at that. The Sorting Hat wished he had a drink so he could make a drinking game out of someone saying something that shocked them into silence.
Snape sighed as even as disconnected he'd been from the muggle world knew of the Macross.
"He knows of someone possessed by a devil that roams the Earth?!" Filius gasped as he read about one of the allies of Londo Bell.
"Ah yes Devilman," Dumbledore commented.
"Are we sure Black wasn't offered a mobile suit or variable fighter?" Severus mused. "Or they'd even consider someone with so small a body count an issue at all."
"Not everyone Harry interacts with is quite like that," Dumbledore noted. "Most of them are quite rational and sane people. Such as Amuro Ray and Captain Bright."
"So that's what the newtype or coordinator questions mean," Professor McGonagall muttered as she kept being asked by the parents of muggleborns when she told them about Hogwarts.
The coordinators were a feat she didn't think was possible before this. It made her wonder if they could figure out what made people magic users.
"So who exactly covers muggleborn from these space colonies,the Moon and Mars?" Professor Spout inquired as it was clear a great deal of people lived there. There had to be some people in them that had magic.
"I'm going to need to check that," Dumbledore admitted. It wasn't something he'd recall come up in ICW meetings and definitely was an issue that should have.
"And this one called Coop is…" Remus sighed. "He is pure chaos in physical form."
"And one of them sounds like a healer creating her own healing potions that make skelegrow taste like ice cream by comparison," Snape stated sounding amused. "Thankfully she doesn't use cauldrons for that as those always harden in them and are a pain to clean off."
"Ah yes heath drinks," Dumbledore said amused. Every so often a student that was a health nut tried to get others to drink their usually extremely foul tasting drinks.
It always was interesting to watch. But always something to avoid having to take part in. Especially when there wasn't a full meal to get the taste out of your mouth.
"...Sanger Zonvolt the Sword that Pierces Evil?" Flitwick remarked. "Well he doesn't sound shy."
Professor McGonagall tried to imagine these people are her lions and soon there was the mental image of Hogwarts in ruins and on fire. The school was not designed for that sort of insanity. And yet she was glad Harry was not with those terrible muggles any longer.
Even if this year was like the previous ones for Harry he might call on his allies for help, and gentle and subtle was not what they did. Heavy weapons and massive force was the order of the day with Londo Bell.
Of course neither did Dementors and a school full of children mix either. That the minister thought that showed so much about the man's character.
"Now he'll get away with even more things thanks to this," Snape remarked.
Remus wondered how in Merlin's name Severus still had a job if he was like this constantly. He was getting annoyed with it and the school year hadn't even started it. Had he been this much of a brat when they were in school together?
That no one was even attempting to chide him on it made Remus think about his time at Hogwarts and realize that if Hogwarts was the best school for magic he really did not want to see the worst. Or see what Hogwarts after Dementors and Londo Bell clash looked like. Or any members that considered Harry a friend met Severus would do to the potions teacher. They would show no mercy at all.
He was going to enjoy seeing them deal with his former friend though. Lily and James deserved that sort of justice done.
Everyone had a feeling this year was going to be something unique for Hogwarts. Be it Dementors or whatever Harry Potter would get into this time.
They just hoped there still be a school afterward. The "Hogwarts crater of magic" didn't sound as good to them.
"So what are we doing to safeguard the school from Black?" Remus inquired as this required some sort of safeguards put in place.
"For now we wait," Dumbledore told him. "He has to appear at Hogwarts before we can do anything."
Remus didn't like the near eyerolls that statement got. For one thing he could nearly see this school being the safest place for people go up in smoke before his very eyes. It actually saddened him to be honest. Like finding out Father Christmas wasn't real.
He wasn't sure if he was looking forward to teaching here or not now. If that wolfsbane potion didn't work he might cause an even bigger mess than what nearly happened with Severus. And Remus feared so much causing harm in his werewolf state. There was a reason a boggart turned into a full moon for him. It was something always lurking somewhere in his mind.
Frankly if ever got married, and he doubted that'd ever happen, he'd be a basket case and completely freak out on what any of his children could be like.
Then again there were rumors on the internet Ryoma Nagare had a girlfriend, and Remus was sure at his worse he wasn't as bad as that man. Though Remus was sure any werewolf groupie muggle would be turned off finding out it was like American Werewolf in London for the transformation to beast.
Inwardly Remus wondered if living on the moon would the transformation or living on other planets would stop it. It was something he hoped someone would test safely. And not by the Hogwarts method of "let's just see what happens when we do nothing and let idiots do dangerous things" as a deranged killer on the loose was handled that way.
'This is going to be a long year,' Remus mentally sighed.
V-V-V
It was starting to come back to him. Memories of things like the Kamen Riders, Ultramen, Gundams, Ze Balmary Empire, the Gaia Sabers, Divine Crusaders, Chojin Zest, Ingram Plisken, Viletta Vadim, Adamatron, and more.
And also memories of his defeats at the hands of them. The names changed but types of people they attracted to their cause didn't. He had to destroy them as there was no other way to keep them from killing him yet again.
He was Euzeth Gozzo and he had a lot of work to do.
V-V-V
The spirit known as Lord Voldemort seethed in impotent rage. He had been wandering aimlessly since his last encounter with Potter. Despite what he had done to himself and his ego Riddle wasn't a fool.
He needed an edge and something to deal with Potter and his allies. It then came to him that there was rumors of a magical empire that battled a giant robot 50 years ago. The island of Japan that the Jama Kingdom battled Steel Jeeg was sealed off from the world by the time he heard of what happened and was able to reach that area.
Now he didn't have a body and his spirit should be able to pass through any barriers. And with that power he should be able to defeat Potter and whatever allies he had made. The hard part was getting across the planet. That was going to be a long trip.
V-V-V
Chapter notes
Klein Sandman and Raven are from Gravion. Klein is an alien from outer space and working to keep his brother in law from wrecking the Earth with an alien invasion. Raven is a mask that has all the knowledge of his various assistants. The current Raven has a brother that wants to find her.
Sanger Zonvolt is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. He is the Sword that Pierces Evil and not someone to be messed with.
Kai Kitamura is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. He is married and has a young daughter. Don't call him old or he'll kick your ass in a mass produced mech. He can get so much out of said unit that it is amazing and beyond what most believe such a unit could do.
Rei Ayanami is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Created from human and Angel DNA and is the First Child and pilot of Evangelion-00. There are many clones of her and they back up her memories just in case. She won't shock Londo Bell as they're used to weird things like that.
Elzam Von Branstein is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. A skilled mech pilot, chef, and all around badass. He paints all his mechs black and red, and names them after a beloved horse he had.
Gendo Ikari is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. He wishes to be reunited with his wife inside Eva-01 and doesn't care what happens to anyone else.
Selena Recital is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations. She's a mech pilot and also an extremely good spy. She was able to hide as a man for a month in a hidden organization. No has any idea she's among Section 2.
Princess Fala is from Go-Lion and best known in the west as Princess Alura.
Akira is from Go-Lion and best known as Commander Keith in the west.
Takashi Shirogane is from Go-Lion and best known in the west as Sven. Ryou Shirogane is the identical younger brother of Takashi and also was known as Sven in the west as he was how they were able to example Sven being injured in Voltron and not dead like he was in Go-Lion.
Rau Le Creuset is from Gundam SEED and he's pretty much a genocidal maniac out to destroy humanity and make sure they go before he does. He's also a clone and not going to last that much longer.
The Boazanians are from Voltes V. The horned ones live high on the hog, and those without...don't. Of course the interesting thing is the Boazanians can have children with humans and it isn't a fluke as there are three such people on the Earth.
Prince Hienel is the leader of the invading Boazanians and actually the older half brother of the three people on Earth that are half Boazanians.
Wendolo is leader of the Inspectors, a group to make sure alien races won't cause a problem for the Zuvorg Alliance. He however has gone into something beyond that and has other plans. He does see humanity as barbarians that will destroy themselves, but his bias and own actions make him unreliable to take at face value on that.
Teniquette Zezernan is leader of the Guests and is like Wendolo in many ways. Part of the technology in Meteor-3 was a banned item in the Zurong Alliance. It is a probability altering device in the black hole generator that was used in Granzon. He is trying through insane events to build up Earth military technology for him to take and use after dealing with humanity. He and Wendolo are both warhawks of the Zuvorg Alliance and their senate. They also are both extremely arrogant and don't think much of even each other.
Kaworu Nagisa is one of the Angels NERV is set up to fight and likely the most psychologically stable pilot they have. This doesn't say any good about the requirements to be an Evangelion pilot.
Coop is from Megas XLR. He is pretty much a force of chaos even among Londo Bell. Loves food, cars, wrestling, video games, and giant monster movies. Hates physical exercise.
Canard Pars is from Gundam SEED X Astray. A supposed failed Ultimate Coordinator and never let forget that fact. He has a massive chip on his shoulder and not a very pleasant person. In this story he is part of Octo Squad.
Katina from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. Leader of Octo Squad and she has two modes. Excited angry and utterly enraged. Needless to say she and Canard mix like fire and gasoline.
Cutey Honey is from Cutey Honey and also Mazinger Angels in this case.
Michiru Saotome is from Getter Robo. She is one of the two pilots of Getter Queen.
Goat is from Megas XLR. Owner of the junkyard Megas ended up, and also has dreamed of having his own mech. Darleen 2.0 built by Lowe Gruele means he is living the dream now.
Maria Fleed is from Grendizer and Mazinger Angels. An alien princess on Earth as her homeworld got trashed by invaders.
Toby Watson is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations. He's an ace pilot and part of the Glory Stars. The Glory Stars are a team of experimental mech pilots. Toby also is finding that one shot nuclear bazooka not as effective as people would believe it to be.
Denzel Hammer is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations and is leader of the Glory Stars.
Setsuko Ohara is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations.
Mu Flaga is from Gundam SEED. An ace pilot and pretty much a newtype in that series. In this story he is definitely a newtype.
Albert Est is from Super Robot Wars Original Generation and is the leader of the mercenary unit Cry Wolves.
Folgia Est is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations and is part of the Cry Wolves. His father thinks he is taking unnecessary risks and might get himself killed some day.
Masaki Andoh is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations and is the pilot of Cybuster. He also can get lost extremely easily.
Tetsuya Tsurugi is from Great Mazinger. He is the pilot of Great Mazinger and a prideful person on his being the pilot of that unit.
Ken Kaido and Ryo Magami are from Mazinkaiser SKL. They pilot the Mazinkaiser SKL and picked because they could survive driving it than any moral reasons.
Mari Makinami Illustrious is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She seems sweet and nice, but she's a complete bloodlust filled maniac. Ryoma Nagare with a candy shell to be honest.
Ryusei Date is part of the SRX team and is a huge giant robot fanboy. Though he's finding the dream and animes of piloting a giant robot aren't exactly the same as the reality of it.
Ryoma Nagare is from Getter Robo and is a complete and utter killing machine. No one sane wants to fight the man.
Musashi Tomoe is from Getter Robo and is insanely brave instead of an insane killing machine like the other two pilots of the Getter.
Shinji Ikari is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. Doesn't have the strongest of personalities or the strongest desire to drive a giant robot.
Misato Katsuragi is from Neon Genesis Evangelion and the member of Tokyo-3's senior staff left out of the loop on all the weird dealings going on there.
Hayato Jin is from Getter Robo and he's an insane killing machine.
Masato Akitsu is from Hades Project Zeorymer. Yes that was literally what they did to him in the show before Gilliam showed up. He's a very timid and shy person.
Gilliam Yeager is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations. He's a spy, dimension hopper, and a member of the Aggressors like Sanger, Kai, and Elzam.
Euzeth Gozzo is from Super Robot Wars Original Generations and remembers what happened to his other versions from alternate dimensions after they die. He has encountered all those things across the multiverse.
The Jama Kingdom is from Steel Jeeg and the follow up series Kotetsushin Jeeg.
Steel Jeeg is from well Steel Jeeg. It is a mech piloted by a cyborg pilot and in this universe the first actual mech. He's been MIA for 50 years now.