The Yule season meeting of the Wizengamot was normally a quiet affair. Some jockeying for next year's budget that was to be set at the next meeting after the Yule one and perhaps inviting some people to the Christmas or New Years parties they were holding, but nothing major was discussed.
This time it was not normal by any means. Normal had left the party a long time ago and left nothing but fear and insanity. Events that shouldn't have happened did and now nothing made sense anymore.
The somewhat normal ones were that what happened with Sirius Black that infamous Halloween and the days after were called into doubt. The man did not as was feared go after the Boy-Who-Lived. In fact all he did was sign Harry Potter's permission slip for Hogsmeade visits and open a store that seemed to be an all in one sort of place that also a restaurant inside it.
Black at the grand opening of his store was able to give his side of the story while still in another country.
It worried everyone in the Wizengamot that what would normally be a politically earth shattering event was the one that test alliances and cause incredible amounts of change was the one they'd rather have be their biggest issue right now. It was something they could deal with and were sure they'd as a whole be able to recover from.
Major political scandals happened, and while it wasn't the most normal thing it at least was they understood and was something that was in the realm of possibility.
The Ministry of Magic had no idea how to deal with the actual biggest issues they were facing. They had never had to deal with it before or even though the problem could even happen.
The late and not really missed in the slightest Dolores Umbridge had been killed by some strange thing with drill hands at the end of a fight between Londo Bell and who knows what at the Burrow. It was something that no one had known seemed to be the very public start of the madness that would keep going and had no sign of stopping in sight.
Well the public start for the UK Wizarding World in any case as they didn't pay attention to things like Paradigm City being invaded, Riksent being invaded by Doctor Hell's forces, the actions of Celestial Being, the Angels attacking, or even had idea what to make of what they'd seen of the ODE Incident.
The next thing definitely was unavoidable by the Wizengamot was the fact that a hundred dementors were slaughtered. Not by any long forgotten magic or a newly discovered one, but something they had no idea existed before that.
What the Wizengamot had on its hands as an army of muggles literally had taken over Hogwarts. How this happened was due to the actions of a being that was named Eldoran.
Guardian Spirits of the Earth were not something talked about at Hogwarts and it seemed that was becoming a big weakness given what one of them had done to the castle the school was in.
Eldoran had no regard for the Statute of Secrecy and instead seemed to giving school children giant weapons of war to fight a wide variety of threats. The ICW really should have gotten involved the first time that happened and when demons started running around publically.
Yet there was one silver lining to many Wizengamot members. That was the fact that Lucius Malfoy was avoiding going anywhere near Hogwarts now and seeming to be afraid of some of the muggles camped out there. It amused most of those that figured that out. It also worried them that a Death Eater was afraid he'd get annihilated in a fight.
Though for some it proved that in a stand up fight a Death Eater was a complete and utter coward and that the Dark Arts weren't everything.
Dumbledore sighed as it seemed even away from Hogwarts all that was being discussed was Londo Bell. And worse than that was the fact that he knew the members of the Wizengamot wouldn't be able to put forward anything that would be constructive or even workable. Frankly Albus couldn't see them doing anything that Londo Bell would be willing to bother with. If anything it'd just make them annoyed enough to pay a personal visit to the Ministry and express their displeasure with any and all.
Dumbledore didn't want to deal with literally things on fire and shattered over the heads of several fools even if magic could undo the damage. He honestly had better things to do with his time.
There also was the discovery of the painting of the Founders that Dumbledore was sure was going to utterly demolish a lot of preconceptions of the founders and what they were like and believed in. Albus sighed as he knew there were going to be those that blamed Londo Bell for that. Despite the most involvement they had was making sure there wasn't another danger hidden in the Chamber of Secrets.
Really it said a great deal to Albus that when the complaints about him holding Harry's mail and not telling him about it years ago was the smallest issue he had to deal with right now. Or even that political alliances the Potter family had been were disgruntled with him over that.
It worried Dumbledore greatly that the august body would make themselves seem useless to the wizard and witch on the street. Even more if it was in an attempt to be seen doing something and it being a completely pathetic gesture.
What Dumbledore wasn't grasping due to being at ground zero for an insane amount of madness was the fact that a hundred Dementors had been put around Hogwarts already had the Minister, the entire Ministry, and even himself seen in a less than kind light for letting something so utterly stupid and dangerous happen. Those with family or friends that were going to Hogwarts or living in Hogsmeade were utterly enraged that anyone allowed that act to take place.
The Wizengamot members that had been working together to try to end that bit of utter madness did have a very good idea about how precarious a position they were in. It was something they wished to deal with extremely fast and weren't really that bothered with offering up the heads of people to do so.
However not everyone had their grasp on the big picture or what had to be done. Some wanted to focus on things that were just side issues at the moment.
"Why don't we just do what we normally do with muggles and get it over with?" Harold Parkinson inquired with an impatient tone.
"They have charms to keep memory charms from working on them," Dumbledore explained. "And pointing a wand at any member of that task force without their consent is a horrible idea."
"Even more so if it is bunch with Getters," Augusta Longbottom added.
"Isn't your grandson one of those pilots?" Lucius Malfoy asked carefully.
Augusta nearly snorted. "Yes he is. Afraid he'll bludgeon you over the head with your own cane until you stop moving? Though I doubt anything he does involving bodily fluids and your broken body or corpse would matter at that point."
The normally controlled man's expression of utter terror made it clear that yes he did actually fear that happening.
It warmed some hearts as not many in the chamber believed his "Under Imperius" defense. It also made those dangerous pilots people to know.
Lucius hated how those maniac pilots made him feel and look weak amongst these people. He also hated the fact that all his political power or ability with the dark arts won't mean a thing if the Getter pilots got their hands on him.
That frankly made Lucius Malfoy want revenge, but he wasn't sure how to get it and not have Londo Bell hunt him down. Being able to keep breathing was something Lucius wanted the most. Revenge was secondary to even that. After all Lucius wanted to be there to see it and savor everything.
"Also there is the fact that some of their allies claim to come from a magical realm called La Gias," Doge spoke up. "I believe that complicates things as they have no Statute of Secrecy and the various kingdoms given their actions won't care if we complain about that."
"It'd be nice if we had a head of International Cooperation that hadn't screwed up," Augusta Longbottom noted. "A man who being killed by the kingdoms who have close ties with Londo Bell won't surprise me."
No one really was surprised at that sentiment given the rumor that one of those had tortured her son and daughter in law had been broken out by the head of International Cooperation and been hidden in his family home.
Bartemius Crouch Sr. had done everything he could to keep Aurors from going through his house. Which to be honest didn't help his case and made even more think he might have done that.
Of course now Crouch was worried about the holes in his memory and what his son had done before escaping.
Lucius Malfoy wondered why so many people were looking at him like they expected him to say or do something.
"Well are you going to suggest you be made head of International Cooperation?" Augusta remarked in as respectful a tone as she could muster. "I mean it would be a better fit than trying to be headmaster of Hogwarts."
"I have no inclination for that position," Lucius stated as coldly polite as he could be.
"I guess I can apologize for my rudeness," Augusta remarked.
It caused everyone that knew who she was referring to with that to be surprised she had not put on a pair of sunglasses. Char Aznable aka a lot of other names was a figure that had come up a great deal in research into Londo Bell and their activities.
Dumbledore had a feeling that and talk of people being weighed down by gravity were going to become popular. He just felt it'd be among the student body of Hogwarts and not here at the Ministry.
Inwardly he also wondered if Daico brand animal crackers were also going to become very popular given that was Char's favorite.
It was doubtful that it would go over well once the meanings of those became widely known. Other than maybe the animal crackers as that won't involve insulting someone and probably taste good.
Dumbledore dreaded those becoming the norm of insults at his school. Though he also was unaware that given the way some students mouthed off with slurs and slights using Char's insults were already was on the way there.
The Chief Warlock had no idea Sayla Mass found it vaguely bemusing. The Wizarding culture needed a shot in the arm of something fresh and her brother providing it was unexpected.
Lucius Malfoy gave Augusta Longbottom a look that made it clear he didn't care to be made a fool of. Her look back made it clear how little she cared about his feelings.
"It is an important point that we do need to figure out a possible new head of International Cooperation," Doge put forward. "One not in at least two possible controversies. Which if either are true will require our choice to take charge."
It said a lot when something like that was a calm and normal issue to tackle. Even to the Minister of Magic that was an issue that won't made him look bad. He wasn't in charge when either possible scandal took place so someone else could be used as a scapegoat.
Most of the various members of the Wizengamot could tell that was what Fudge was thinking just by looking at him or by already knowing how he thought and worked through things.
"We can work on that at the next meeting because we have bigger issues," Mary Tuckett said quickly.
"And those issues are?" Doge inquired.
"What can be done about the fact that demons don't care about any of the rules we have to hide?" Tuckett said extremely worried.
"I am more worried that souls can be put into the bodies of demons frankly," Smith muttered.
"It frightens me that to a bunch of muggles Devilman and those demons are considered just a normal thing," Johnathan Baddock said very worried.
"Have you seen some of the other things they have faced?" Augusta Longbottom remarked.
"Frankly the fact that all those things even exists scares me to the core," Baddock spoke up.
"And they are here to stay," Dumbledore commented. "Something that I can not avoid."
The fact that was true scared most of the people in the chamber. This wasn't something they could easily get rid of as they knew Dumbledore was an extremely powerful wizard.
"So we going to give that alien being a seat with the Board of Governors?" Lucius remarked. "The one made captain of Hogwart."
That was not a question anyone expected Lucius Malfoy would bring up. Nor they have any idea if they should or shouldn't do that.
There also was the fact that would mean having to admit aliens were real. It was something many in the chamber had dug their heads into the sand on. Though those that did not try to ignore such things felt it was about time.
The whole thing had been a long brewing issue and had a long of other factors coming to light. With there being parts of it that were unexpected but welcome by others.
"We really need to figure out how the La Gias equipment works," Gordon Brody stated. "As they have proven our theory of magic and technology not working together is wrong."
"That theory always was wrong," Karl Wroxton spoke up. "Otherwise we won't be able to hide Diagon Alley and the surrounded areas as all the muggle electronics would keep shorting out. People get very unhappy when their creature comforts and what they need on a daily basis don't work correctly or at all."
It was something that it seemed many in the Wizengamot hadn't ever thought about. Which had it dawn on them had important that was.
"In any case we can still make use of learning how to make magic and technology work together to improve our lives," Brody stated firmly.
"But why should we be more like the muggles?" Lucius said almost dangerously.
"Stuff that as there rumors 'Lord' Malfoy that you supplement your income by robbing rich muggles and selling their belongings,"
Lucius looked more offended at that comment than anything else.
"I don't know how that rumor started," the "former" Death Eater remarked sharply.
Really he hated people thinking he had to stoop so long just have money. Sure he enjoyed raiding and looting muggles and muggleborns as a Death Eater but he didn't need to pawn the stuff he had taken to pay for his lifestyle.
"Well to be honest it is hard to tell what is or isn't fact about you and your family," Smith commented.
Lucius was feeling after alien invasions and more being a Death Eater wasn't quite the terror it used to be. He really didn't like that.
Dumbledore had to avoid smiling at Lucius's feeling deflated. It amused him so much, and Albus needed to take whatever little victories and such he could now.
Others were not as good at hiding their feelings on what Smith said. Some agreed and others looked like they'd bit into a very sour lemon.
Though some had more reasons than that to look sour.
"I honestly hate our proud traditions being stomped and spat on!" Melvin Shaw shouted.
"Maybe you should have gotten someone to teach them before this year then," Brody snapped back. "The Boy-Who-Lived had no idea of any of them and he clearly isn't the only one who had that problem."
"We could always call him Volunteer Ensign Potter to be nice," Tuckett spoke up.
"Don't bring up that nonsense with me!" Shaw snarled.
"Well it isn't going anywhere so you going to have to get used to it," Augusta Longbottom interjected.
There was bluster at that, but Dumbledore and many others took it as an empty white noise signifying nothing. They were not going to do much of anything but complain.
It was just going to be the part of them talking a long time in that complaining that would be annoying.
Albus had better things to do with his time.
"Speaking of aliens and such, " Wroxton said. "Cany of them use magic?"
"There are alien users of magic, but the best known one frankly is a woman we won't want anywhere near us as she'd try to kill us all,"
There was a massive murmur at that.
"And of course that alchemist with a weapon that scares me," Augusta Longbottom spoke up.
Dumbledore had to admit taking science and magic to create a mech that fired a primal force of the universe at people was something else.
"I don't think we should let him near Hogwarts," Smith remarked.
"If we can keep him away," Shaw muttered.
That really was the biggest issue as Shu Shirakawa went where he wanted to when he wanted to.
If he desired to be somewhere he went there.
"So is there anything we can do if Shu Shirakawa shows up?" Baddock asked.
"Pray," Augusta Longbottom answered.
"That won't solve anything," Harold Parkinson interjected.
"Well I don't have any better ideas," Doge noted.
The Wizengamot got fearful of an alchemist who had a power that literally not even light could escape from. And also a man that it seemed was less dark or light and more that if you aroused his ire you were doomed.
Yet for some Shu Shirakawa was just a part of a much deeper issue that needed to be resolved.
"So what are we going to do about the fact that the Statute of Secrecy has been thrown out to fly Hogwarts all over the place? It literally was flying in a parade not that long ago!" Harold Parkinson nearly growled.
"And disregard the fact that it was in Jersey City where aliens from the future, a killer alien plant, and more had shown up?" Augusta Longbottom remarked. "A flying castle isn't going to shock them that much."
"They are muggles and they shouldn't know anything of our world!" Parkinson nearly spat.
"Oh I'd rather deal with them than Dementors being set loose to kill and breed," Madam Longbottom snapped. "How that didn't cause the Statute of Secrecy to not shatter to pieces no one could ever fix I got no idea."
Dumbledore had to work very hard to keep from groaning. Mentioning that future and all that was not going to claim down the discussion.
"You-...Tom Riddle seemed to be a very piss poor leader going by all that was told of that," Amos Diggory commented. "He didn't even last a full year from when he conquered the Ministry."
It was something to call Voldemort by his real name in these halls instead of his own made up alias or the titles he'd been given by those afraid of him. There were also "former" Death Eaters mixed on if they had to admire their leader's ability to lie and if they were willing to admit or not what they wanted was nothing more than the thrill of violent crimes.
"And going by what happened to his spirit running around Europe he'd have an even shorter reign due to Londo Bell," Augusta said with a gleam in her eye.
"If he even has one instead of them just stomping him and his followers into mush," Diggory noted.
Various "former" Death Eaters tried to keep from shivering at that mental image. Having muggles kill them in such a manner was not what they had signed up for. Nor did they know muggles could kill them so easily.
A silence filled the chamber.
"No one is disagreeing that would happen," Dumbledore admitted. "However afterward the Terran League government would likely see us as weak."
There were mutters that they were that, and others disagreeing with that.
"And even more I doubt they'd think of us as anything beyond a city council with delusions of grandeur," Augusta Longbottom stated. "Given our population is the same as that of a small city."
Air almost was heard being deflated from egos at that. The Wizengamot had felt they were the power for the entire nation of the United Kingdom and the muggles were something to not bother with at best.
Finding out that they were to those muggles in terms of population local level government body hurt.
Though an even bigger look of terror hit many as Fudge wasn't surprised at any of this.
"I have been to the Moon for a meeting," Fudge commented. "The Terran League president or those working for him wanted to show me exactly where we stood."
"Why didn't you tell any of us before?" Parkinson nearly growled.
"Would any of you believe me?" Fudge answered.
There was a moment for everyone to gather themselves. Some working to figure out a topic that could actually tackle.
"So exactly are we going to do if those demons attack?' Baddock inquired very sharply. "As I doubt many would have any idea how to defend us."
There was no good answer to that.
"I honestly have no idea where to begin," Doge admitted. "They had been buried in ice for so long and not even sure there are ancient records of them at all."
Baddock looked very worried as it seemed trying to find something they could deal with hadn't gone as well he'd hoped. He had wanted there to be some sort of way to deal with that threat to them.
"How is it the ICW has not been assembled to deal with those demons?" Augusta Longbottom then inquired. "Because I don't see them as something they'd want around."
She pointed looked at Dumbledore as she said that.
"I honestly would like the answer to that as well," Albus stated firmly.
That said so much to the Wizengamot and they had a feeling Dumbledore wasn't messing with them.
That left a mystery as to what the ICW was doing if anything about demons running around and causing all kinds of trouble.
"That is extremely worrying," Augusta Longbottom remarked. "Especially as they were part of that Halloween invasion."
That made Dumbledore wonder if Harry and Halloween was going to be utter madness from now on. He hoped not if events were to top the last Halloween.
"Are….are all the things said about that event true?" Shaw asked worried.
"Very much so," Dumbledore informed him.
The Wizengamot was unable to avoid being afraid given a massive army tried to take over the world in one day.
The next person to speak after that would shock the entire chamber.
"Are we going to keep the Triwizard Tournament going?" Minister Fudge asked to the surprise of many as this was focusing on something they could control. "As the tasks told by those time travelers are the ones that have been in discussion between the schools and governments."
"The fact they even were restarted in the first place was a terrible idea," Augusta Longbottom noted. "And of course having Halloween picked to be when the names would be drawn. It isn't like there's a Hogwarts students with a history of that being a terrible day for him. Oh wait yes there is."
No one was able to avoid the flood of sarcasm given.
Dumbledore inwardly wondered why people had this feeling he had a hand in Harry Potter having what happened to him at Hogwarts. Ok besides the philosopher's stone mess as even now Albus could admit that his handling of that wasn't the best.
"Yes this is part of why I am unsure if we really should do the event," Fudge stated. "Surely a year ahead we can all cut out with no real problems."
Dumbledore was at a loss for words at that. Given it was actually a reasonable point.
"We have put a great deal of time and effort into this coming back," Lucius spoke up. "It would be a shame for it all to be wasted."
"On something that you were the only member of the Board of Governors that wished to make happen?" Augusta Longbottom snapped. "On which the claim of external glory is a lie as I doubt most of us could even recall anyone who won it and the Chief Warlock is the only one here to know anyone that was around the last time they held one."
A silence once more filled the chamber for a moment.
"I wonder what anyone was thinking on those tasks as other than the first one I don't hear how anyone was supposed to actually see what was happening," Wroxton commented sharply. "Did anyone even think about that?"
That was a good question, and something that if the event wasn't ended deserved to be brought up in Dumbledore's opinion. He also was a bit embarrassed that it hadn't been talked about in the various meetings for the Triwizard Tournament. Given what was the point of a tournament if the audience couldn't see it.
'It is kind of important and I am sorry I lost track of that,' Albus inwardly sighed.
Dumbledore avoided the question of what else he'd lost track of.
"So why are we even bothering with this mess?" Smith snapped. "I have been against the whole thing since the first time it was suggested."
"Because it is tradition?" Augusta remarked sharply. "Oh those are important, but even honoring tradition has limits and the Triwizard Tournament goes beyond that."
"And it doesn't look good for you Chief Warlock to be unable to tell your friend from an imposter," Lucius found himself unable to resist pointing out. "And your phoenix not once doing anything."
"And if all the stories being true makes the Death Eaters needing to use a vanishing cabinet make no sense as they all can get through the front door with ease," Doge remarked.
"Speaking of that," Smith nearly growled. "You better get rid of that wrecked vanishing cabinet regardless if that was truly something that could have happened in the future before Londo Bell showed up."
Everyone could tell who that was directed at the Headmaster of Hogwarts.
Dumbledore acted like that wasn't him being told off.
"I will remove it at once," Dumbledore assured them.
"Think that alien they have at Hogwarts could throw the thing into the Forbidden Forest if his rumored strength is real?" Augusta mused.
"Seeing him and the COMC teacher have a caber tossing contest would be amusing," Smith commented.
Not everyone felt that would be a good idea. Ot somewhere to be if that happened.
"That is an interesting mental image," Greengrass noted.
"Nearly anything with a giant blue skinned man is that," Augusta Longbottom remarked.
"Now what do we about the TriWizard Tournament?" Shaw said to get them back on track. "It is already mired and any mystery to the tasks is gone."
Dumbledore had to admit that was also a point that had to be addressed at future meetings for the tournament.
'There will be a lot to discuss,' Dumbledore inwardly mused.
"Perhaps having a nonlethal version of the event would be a good idea," Doge suggested. "To people other than Ryoma Nagare he'd likely find the currently planned tasks to be a fun work out."
"I think The-Boy-Who-Lived being around that barbarian will make him just like that," Shaw remarked.
Smith wasn't having any of that.
"The Boy Who Lived wondered if the real lesson of Hogwarts and the Ministry is that might makes right," Smith growled. "Is that what we want our school known for? And shows he doesn't need that pilot to learn brutality."
"Well he did grow up with those muggles," Lucius Malfoy found himself unable to avoid saying.
"Muggles that got considered trash by Londo Bell," Augusta Longbottom interjected. "So no one really thinks they are a good example for anything."
"In fact no one thinks much of them after the very public speech given at the Dursley funeral," Smith stated. "Other than wishing to avoiding dying like them."
Many in the chamber weren't sure what to make of radioactive laser beams, but they understood if being hit didn't kill you instantly your body was poisoned and died from that at a rapid rate.
It was a way none of them wished to be killed. Not that they considered any way good, but that especially sounded bad.
"So what are we going to do about the fact that muggles haven't changed in some important ways?" Robert Greengrass then spoke up.
"In what way is that?" Lucius remarked.
"The treatment of those called Coordinators and the fact a group hates them for being different," Greengrass replied. "Showing muggles can invent all kinds of things and harness forces we never thought existed, but many of them acting like a wild mob of thugs to what they feel is the other is dangerous stays the same."
"I'd rather not have to deal with the fact we still need the Statute of Secrecy," Doge sighed. "But it seems we need it as long as Blue Cosmos and those like it as exist we need it."
"Or things done to Newtypes," Augusta said with a shiver. "You want to see something barbaric you just need to learn about Cyber Newtypes. How they are created and their minds being something that can be altered to suit the whims of whoever is in charge of them scares me."
Dumbledore really hoped they didn't find out about the EXAM system and what honestly was. He didn't want a panic over someone managing to figure out how to make a horcrux with science instead of magic.
They didn't need a rise of those things, and seeing what other insane things could be done. Albus nearly shivered thinking if a mind could be stored in the information storage of a mech and then downloaded as the term was into a new body.
'That was be extremely frightening if someone was able to figure out how to do that,' Dumbledore mused and hoped he hadn't just dared the universe.
The Chief Warlock had no idea that someone had already figured that out and got it off the ground. Or any of the other plans involving that and turning an entire secret organization into a bunch of basketcases that the same man had put into place.
Tau Dragon was a monument to genetic engineering, and in ways that frankly those in it rather not be.
Though there was another monument to that and Masato Akitsu definitely didn't want to be that at all.
The Chief Warlock was then driven from his thoughts.
"There is the fact there is a heavily altered man who is supposed to be dead around," Augusta Longbottom said referring to Peter Pettigrew. "Has anyone figured out what in Merlin's name caused all those weird changes he has?"
"Merely a theory," Dumbledore admitted. "Though given it involves Getter Radiation it is hard to tell."
"Surely that thing can not be like they say," Fudge remarked.
"The Getter Rays? Oh it seems they do even more of what they want than even magic can be claimed to do," Dumbledore explained.
That worried everyone there. What kind of madness where Getter Rays?
"Are any of the rumors involving those things true?" Parkinson said very worried.
"You mean make dinosaurs melt, used on an invading force that tried to take over all the lunar colonies to devastating effect, and the pilots tending to be madmen?" Augusta Longbottom. "Oh that is all true."
"How...how is that possible?!" Parkinson gasped.
"Even the pilots of the Getters consider what it does to wreck the laws of physics," Dumbledore noted. "So I won't be surprised if it does the same to the laws of magic."
The mutterings made it clear that one they didn't know how to pronounce the word getter and two they didn't like muggle things spitting in the face of the laws of magic. If Dumbledore hadn't such control over his emotions due to his long political career he'd have told them to get over themselves.
The Chief Warlock was sure members of Londo Bell if they had been in attendance would have. They weren't exactly very diplomatic.
If anything it'd involve someone's face smashed in if the wrong people were bothered.
It was not something Dumbledore looked forward to happening.
"Of course there is something else that needs to be addressed," Wroxton spoke up. "The fact there are several time travelers among us.
"So far two of them are being watched by Londo Bell," Dumbledore informed them.
"So what are we going to do about the time traveler that claims to be the daughter of Tom Riddle and Bellatrix LeStrange?" Amos Diggory inquired.
There was a feeling of unease as that sounded like a disturbing pair to have kids together. Even Lucius felt worried about that possibly being his niece.
Admittedly the fear involved different things than nearly everyone else as he was more afraid of the insanity she'd bring to his house.
"And can someone explain to me why a time turner able to go back decades was held at Hogwarts?" Augusta Longbottom demanded. "I was unaware the school was a storage vault as well as a school."
Dumbledore was sure he'd never hear the end of that.
"I have washed my hands of Scorpius Malfoy," Lucius said quickly.
"Given he wanted to remove some family sins I can understand why you won't want him around," Smith remarked. "After all why have a grandson that actually is a good person around."
Lucius's expression was ice cold.
"I'm sorry but you are just a rich pretty boy with a taste for violence," Smith snapped. "With a thug of a son who thinks you will enable anything he does."
Lucius was at a loss for words at being called out like that so publically.
"I figured you won't have anything to say after we find out there are bigger threats than anything you can do," Smith remarked with a very feral expression. "And I won't punch if you started a fight."
Dumbledore had to try hard to not groan as he doubted any of that was going to end well. He just wasn't sure for whom it would be.
Lucius once more wasn't ready for this of fight.
"A school that was founded by one of the most famous members of my family and three others has begun traveling the stars," Smith stated looking Lucius in the eye. "To see horrors and wonders. It has me thinking a lot about the Death Eaters and how utterly tiny and meaningless they honestly were."
Lucius and others of his political alliance were not sure what to say to that. Saying about the Dark Lord and such would likely get the interest of those they wished to avoid. Assassinations and such would be at this point really bad as it would look like they did it over petty insults. It did not make you look like a cunning Slytherin when you did that. It also got very costly for you too.
This time it was likely to not just be in cash. It might be in blood and life. As in their blood and life.
It was a price that Lucius was very hesitant to pay especially right now. He wasn't on top and there were forces that would kill him.
That was something that all that hated Lucius were aware of. Even his allies were aware of it and planning to have a new spokesman for their alliance if worse came to worse.
Knowing that was something his allies were doing didn't help Lucius's mood.
"So what are we going to do?" Shaw asked. "Given supposedly two starships are in Hogwarts as well."
"That is a very good question," Doge commented.
"That's not a good answer," Parkinson noted.
"At this point there is nothing we can do," Dumbledore spoke up. "We are stuck with them and it is unknown for how long."
"Well that's one for the Hogwarts and History book," Augusta Longbottom stated.
That got a few polite chuckles.
"How can the Terran League keep so much of their army at Hogwarts?" Parkinson inquired.
"Let us not forget one thing," Albus Dumbledore said sharply. "The forces at Hogwarts isn't even the whole of the special task force that is Londo Bell. And that entire task force is just a small fraction of the Terran League military."
That got members of the august body worried that they weren't even dealing with a large part of the Terran League army. Or even the whole part of one single unit.
"And yes what happened on Halloween when an ancient empire returned to try to take over the world is true," Dumbledore stated firmly. "And also that the Dinosaur Empire invaded a city that somehow doesn't have any memories and records of it before forty years ago are very odd and it seems almost a complete recreation of New York City."
"How many underground empires are there?" Smith inquired.
"Do you want to include Doctor Hell's organization that calls itself that as well?" Augusta Longbottom inquired.
"Not really," the descendant of one of the Founders said quickly.
"Of course he also put the halves of two mummies together and made them into a minion," Doge noted.
"...You have to be kidding," Parkinson gasped.
The silence made it clear that it wasn't a joke.
"Merlin," Greengrass said in shock.
"Baron Ashura is very real," Augusta Longbottom remarked.
"Utterly mad…." Parkinson muttered.
"No kidding," Baddock agreed.
Dumbledore wondered how much of the insanity of Doctor Hell the Wizengamot could handle. Even he was having some trouble dealing what that mad doctor did.
One thing was for sure and that was the Wizarding World was going to have to get used to a lot of new weirdness. Doctor Hell was a master of that after all.
That was something frankly Dumbledore rather not have to explain as Doctor Hell's minions were just odd.
"Of course they are not the worst we would have to deal with," Doge commented. "A group known as Blue Cosmos is far worse."
"So what? Can't we just destroy them as they are not some government?" Parkinson suggested.
There was a laugh at that. A bitter mocking laughter from many of those that knew of Blue Cosmos.
"There is no chance of us winning against even them," Augusta Longbottom said sharply.
"What do you mean by there is no chance in hell we could defeat Blue Cosmos if they found us abhorrent?" Lucius snapped.
"They are a group that is well armed, and have no morals," Dumbledore stated firmly.
That was not considered a good thing.
"Is every group out there far better armed and supplied than us?" Parkinson inquired.
"Very much so," Dumbledore stated. "With there being private military contractors with bloodlust equal to Bellatrix Lestrange."
"I take it that term means mercenaries," Baddock noted.
Dumbledore nodded. "They also prefer being called soldiers of fortune."
"And whatever else Gauron or others like him also answer to," Augusta Longbottom commented.
Dumbledore could see that a list of the things that could kill the woman's grandson had been formed.
"Now who is this Gauron?" Lucius asked.
"If that is his real name or not is unknown," Dumbledore stated. "He reportedly is also called Mr. Iron as well and frankly is the poster child for private military contractors with bloodlust equal to Bellatrix LeStrange."
The Wizengamot was silent as they took that in. It said a lot for there to be any muggle as savage as Bellatrix LeStrange. That was a cold and calculating sort of menace.
They didn't like that and it frightened them.
There was a scare that muggles in some ways were not different than them in ways being different would be a good thing.
"So is there really any force we could defeat?" Shaw asked.
"Given how depleted the Aurors are and how big of an advantage they have in numbers even if they were kept at the war levels….no," Doge said firmly.
Dumbledore hoped that would keep some people from doing something stupid. He also had a feeling hope sprang eternal on that front.
V-V-V
Anna Aoi was not doing so well. She had run off from her husband and honestly kept any interaction with him or her mother to if they needed her to fight any forces attacking the Earth like that bunch the Great Mazinger's pilot had trained to fight.
'Even now I am sure they wouldn't have told me that girl was Goh's old girlfriend that he loved,' Anna stewed.
To have Hayato Jin of all people be the only one with the guts to do so was the worst part of the whole thing.
It didn't help that another former member of the Danner Base crew that loved Mira had been found, and caused a mess that made them need to burn the G-Core's chair afterward.
It made Anna think keeping her distance also would be keep her from whatever caused a man to mutate into a monster thing.
She'd ended up working with Londo Bell as one of their ships was seconded to Dannarbase and the Nanbara Connection. It wasn't as much distance as she wanted, but gave her a good reason to keep from going to Dannarbase unless it was utterly necessary and she was ordered to do so.
Though it meant she had some odd coworkers on the ship.
Ryou Shirogane was someone she worked with and he really wanted to get into space and fight the Galra Empire.
Anna groaned as Ryou once more started complaining.
"Why I am stuck on Earth and not out there?" Ryou growled as he paced the room. "That evil witch killed my brother and if anything said about the lifespans of those monsters is true she won't be dying of natural causes any time soon."
Anna wasn't sure what to say to Ryou or about his quest for revenge.
Frankly everything about the Galra Empire and their throneworld nicknamed Planet Doom made Anna feel sick to her stomach. Their leadership to call them barbaric was putting it lightly.
It was rather confronting for an empire that seemed the worst impulses of the various past empires and such of Earth was out there in space expanding.
War between the Galra Empire and the Terran League was a definite even before that five man scout ship. There was no way either power could get along or stomach the other being around.
Anna wondered if she'd rather deal with the Galra Empire instead of the strained relationships she had at Dannarbase.
It was hard to tell in her mind which would be more tense and full of danger.
Though the danger was more emotional in the case with Goh and her mother. Mostly as Anna wondered what else could be hidden from her.
'I know if they told me that Mira was Goh's thought dead girlfriend I'd be surprised she wasn't dead, but I'd move on,' Anna thought to herself. 'Especially with the lights on but not really anyone home.'
It also said a lot to Anna that thinking about that was better than listening to Ryou talk about various things.
Anna shook her head and focused on the other people she was working with on the ship.
Beecha and Mondo were very childish in a lot of ways and Anna could see why they were kept at a bit of a distance from some of their friends. Still they had watched her back in combat so she didn't complain about their personalities.
That was when the alarms went off.
"Now what is it?" Anna mused.
"Let's go find out," Ryou commented as he made his way to the door.
The meeting room of the Hagane was tense as frankly when you with Londo Bell nearly anything could happen.
The old sea dog captain entered. Daitestu Minase looked like he'd rather be drinking instead of dealing with this mess.
"Several hours ago a large mecha force entered Japan and now have become completely silent," Captain Minase stated. "We're to find out what happened."
Anna doubted anything pleasant happened.
"Any questions?" Captain Minase asked.
There weren't any.
Ryou wondered if this involved those that killed his brother. He wasn't sure if he wanted that here or not as he'd rather being dealing with that off Earth. Maybe even impress some alien princesses.
The Hagane launched and it didn't take them long to find where a massive battle had taken place. That there were still identifiable remains of some of Killer the Butcher's mecha units made it clear who one of the forces involved was.
The Hagane mecha force launched and found themselves in the middle of something they'd rather not be. The death and destruction left by Killer the Butcher told a ghastly story.
That the mobile suits were from the Crossbone Vanguard and more really didn't matter now.
Anna wondered who started this massive fight.
"That's not good," Beecha remarked.
Mondo was dead silent as he took in the carnage.
Killer the Butcher it seemed didn't want to make any friends with the locals and no one could force the hammy villain to work for them.
Anna was worried as this meant the alien threat was even more dangerous than they thought.
On the bridge Captain Minase took in the carnage.
"This is going to force the Crossbone Vanguard, Zanscare Empire and more to work together," Daitetsu remarked to his XO.
Tetsuya Onodera looked at all the broken mecha and could see wanting revenge to be the glue that would hold that loose alliance together.
An alliance that also wanted revenge on Londo Bell for getting the crap out of them.
"Captain I think that alliance has a lot of things that make them angry and they want to hurt," Tetsuya commented.
That was not a pleasant thought.
"Captain," Azuki Sawa said at the communications station. "An Angel has been detected and we are to work with the Macbeth, Archangel and Hogwarts if it is not destroyed in or around a volcano."
Daitetsu took pride in his XO not acting like that was the weirdest thing he'd ever heard.
"Order the recall of our mech forces and go meet up with the other ships," Captain Minase ordered.
V-V-V
Asuka hated the special plugsuit they wanted her to wear for this mission with a passion. The thing was to inflate like a balloon to keep her cool and she doubted even the Getter pilots could look badass with something like that on.
She knew it'd definitely make Ken Kaido look like a joke. Thinking about him in a suit like this didn't help at all.
So her already low mood was increased when that Kabuto maniac made it clear he'd taken pictures with his smart phone. Even worse for her mood it was a lot of pictures at that.
Sayaka glared at Koji. "Not all of us have a mech that can take a dunk in lava at all and we don't have to wear anything different."
"And even then Mazinger Z could not take it for long," Kai Kitamura noted.
"And any upgraded units he could pass out in and just need to be woken up," Mio stated.
"...And that is the most coherent thing I think she's said that is weird," Albus Severus admitted.
"I agree with that," Harry stated.
Asuka was just glad to have the attention on something over than her. Even if it was that Kabuto having even more insane new units.
It didn't help the Second Child's nerves when Mari was in an inflated suit and didn't seem to care or mind.
"How you do that?" Asuka growled.
"Just not giving a crap I am wearing this," Mari remarked. "Given if this the price to pay for doing anything a lot of mecha pilots can't do then it is worth it."
Asuka's expression made it clear it still wasn't good enough for her.
"Yeah they are so jealous," the Second Child snarked as she glared at the various members of Londo Bell.
Neville just gave her a Getter Grin in response. Misato was sure if he just flipped Asuka off would have been nicer.
Ryoma looked proud of Neville. Something that actually disturbed Asuka even more than the smile Neville was giving her. She didn't even want to look at Hayato Jin's face.
Hayato also had a look of pride. Neville was working out perfectly and frankly was a fine member of the Getter team. He wondered if there could be more wizards and witches that could pilot Getters.
Duke Fleed thankfully didn't say or do anything to annoy Asuka. Especially given his mech was able to take lava a lot better than most mecha. He felt no need to bother with that, and to merely be ready just in case.
The look Lowe Gruele gave Asuka or rather her uniform worried her. It was like he was trying to see if he could make a line of pilot suits able to inflate.
'Good luck with that,' Asuka mentally snarked.
Asuka then growled in annoyance seeing next to her mech for this dive was Megas. The very unique mech looked to have had nothing changed for this.
"Are we expecting his ad hoc upgraded mech to take a trip in lava?" Asuka snapped. She felt the only thing that could have annoyed her more was that pile of scrap called the Boss Borot also being sent on this mission.
"Given all the things Megas and Coop have done no one would be surprised if he could," Misato admitted.
"Wait for it...wait for it," Mio commented.
"How unscientific," Asuka huffed ignoring Mio.
"And she does it," Mio grinned.
"You people are all insane," Asuka remarked.
"They asked for heroes," Mio said amused. "They never said anything about sanity."
Asuka unsure what to say to that. Or if there even was a correct response to that at all. So the Second Child just gave Mio an annoyed glare. Mio didn't care at all and just kept grinning.
Harry agreed with Mio's statement completely. He had to be insane to do the things he had done a Hogwarts before becoming a part of Londo Bell.
'Yet it seems you have to be crazy to get things done at Hogwarts,' Harry mused.
And now he felt he had peers, friends, and like he belonged somewhere. Which given it involved fighting for his life on an even more regular basis said so much to Harry.
Harry then sighed as he remembered all that his son had told him about the future that Londo Bell would never allow to be.
"Asuka," Volunteer Ensign Potter spoke up. "Just be careful."
The Second Child looked at Harry and realized he wasn't pithy or anything. Not that he ever had been with her.
"I will be," Asuka assured Harry. "Though I am worried about….him…. And his giant robot with a car for a head doing something insane."
"I'd take Coop any day of the week over most of the 'adults' in the Wizarding World," Harry said firmly.
"What a piss poor society they got to have to make that impression," Asuka remarked.
"It involves my time traveler son and his best friend showing it worse than I thought and seems to go back to being exactly the same as was before that," Harry groaned.
"I think we should talk about this later," Misato stated as time travel was something best done later.
Harry shrugged. "Fair enough."
Asuka wondered why her life was so weird as she tried to move the fastest she could in the inflated suit. Which to her annoyance was not very fast.
Mari kept up with Asuka and still didn't seem to mind. Asuka looked annoyed at that ease Mari had.
Still they were ready to deal with whatever the Angel intended to pull.
Major Kitamura inwardly sighed as Asuka put on a good front but she was not as confident as she appeared.
A certain "Mystery Gourmet" had the same thoughts as his fellow Aggressor.
Not long after that the pair of Evas were then loaded with their cockpits.
Coop, Kiva and Jamie just got in the muscle car head of Megas. With some surprised how someone could get up that massive mech so far. Especially Coop as he got winded just going two blocks.
"Everything ready?" Misato inquired.
"Ready," Asuka said eagerly.
"Same here," Mari replied.
"This should work," Kiva answered.
"Then let's get this on the road," Misato ordered.
The hanger door of the Macbeth opened and the trio of mecha exited.
The mechs started sinking into the lava.
Jamie was regretting coming along for this.
"Coop I don't think this is a good idea," Jamie said panicked as the heat got higher and higher with molten rock all he could see out of a windshield he could imagine shattering to pieces and letting in the magma.
Coop just cranked up the AC to "beyond subzero cold" and it not longer felt hot in the car that was the head of Megas. If anything it felt slightly cold the muscle car.
Ritsuko groaned as of course Coop and Megas could do something like that. Punching the laws of physics was what they did best after all.
"Of course I have to put on this embarrassing plugsuit while he does something like that," Asuka grumbled as Eva 02, Eva 08, and Megas went deeper into the lava.
"Says the girl that somehow is able to do something that would destroy a Gundam," Judau remarked.
"Who asked you?" Asuka snapped back.
"And I thought I could be a pain in the butt," Judau said very clearly.
"I should," Asuka started.
"Focus on the mission at hand," Hayato Jin interjected.
That got Asuka to stop in her tracks as Hayato Jin was a man she didn't want to disagree with even over the comm.
Misato wondered what it meant when it took a psychopath to get Asuka to stop complaining.
Misato then rubbed her forehead as there were days her job got to her. It often happened when working with Londo Bell.
"This stuff is thicker than I thought it'd be," Coop admitted as Megas kept going down in the active volcano.
"It is molten stone and not just red colored water," Asuka snapped.
"It also can cook a steak in under a minute," Coop stated and shocked Asuka as she realized that was correct.
"Have you ever had the chance to do that personally?" Mari asked Coop.
"I haven't," Coop said almost sadly.
"I'm sure you will get a chance at some point," Mari said kindly.
Coop smiled a bit at that encouragement.
Asuka barely kept from groaning at that. She didn't want to see Coop using lava to cook a big lunch. Despite how he'd probably be really good at it.
"That mental image won't get out of my head," the Second Child groaned in annoyance.
"Stay focused," Misato ordered.
"Fine," Asuka huffed.
Kiva barely avoided remarking Asuka certainly wasn't any more mature than the teen boys she spoke poorly of. Mostly due to it'd take her face to face with Asuka to get her message through.
Asuka had this feeling something she'd rather not get involved with was coming. Which she knew couldn't be the Angel as she looked forward to facing it.
Coop kept a hand ready to hit several buttons to unleash heavy fire on the Angel. Kiva and Jamie just hoped it won't blow up the volcano at the same time.
Causing an volcanic eruption was what Londo Bell was trying to avoid having happen.
It also would cause massive devastation to the hot springs and everything else in the shadow of the volcano.
The visibility for the three mechs got lower and lower as they got deeper and deeper.
Soon they found the Angel and it looked like embryo that was developing. A human embryo at that.
"Well that's just creepy," Jamie stated.
No one disagreed with that statement.
Then they got hear noises from the Angel. Sounds that they didn't expect to hear it making at all.
"Why is it making noises like a child?" Coop asked as it was weirding him out.
"I have no idea," Ritsuko admitted. "It is extremely strange."
"Even for us," Mari commented.
"Which says something," Asuka mused as she got out a prog knife.
Evangelion 02 then went for the Angel and tried to stab it.
The Angel reacted to this and Asuka tried to keep it from attacking her power cord.
Mari slammed her Eva into the Angel to keep it from doing that.
Coop just punched the Angel over and over. The blows knocked the Angel around the volcano and thankfully didn't sent it through to the surface.
Yet the Angel didn't go down and seemed more and more angry by the assault than anything.
"That's not good," Jamie muttered.
"Definitely not," Kiva agreed.
"Let's dance," Mari called out to Angel.
The strange being slammed her Eva into the side of the volcano in response.
"Well that didn't go well," Asuka commented as how that went.
"Ha ha," Mari remarked.
"A little help here?" Jamie asked frantically as the Angel attacked Megas.
To the shock of some Mazinger Z leaped into the volcano with no regard for how damaging this could be to the mech. What shocked them all was Koji unleashing a Reito Beam from the horns of Mazinger Z and the blast of a cold strong enough to stop flames struck the Angel and gave it devastating thermal shock.
Koji then got Mazinger Z out of the volcano as fast as he could.
"Thanks," Mari said with complete and utter sincerity.
Asuka just huffed in annoyance.
"Show off," she grumbled.
Koji's amused snort at that comment did not help the Second Child's nerves.
"Just doing what I can do," Koji commented.
It took a lot to keep Asuka from trying to give Koji a rude hand gesture. Only that one member of the Immortal Fourth Team was more of a pain to deal with for her.
'I really hope I don't see him ever again,' Asuka mentally growled.
She had no idea the feeling was mutual.
That both shared that won't surprise the other.
The Evangelions and Megas then rose out of the lava faster and soon were free of it.
"We sure that thing is dead?" Jamie asked.
"Probably not," Misato stated.
"That's not encouraging," Jamie remarked.
Then there was a sudden shaking of the earth.
"That is one ugly...thing," Albus said as the Angel broke out of the ground and was clearly visible to everyone.
"I'd say he was making a Predator reference until I figured out he'd have never seen that classic," Ryoma commented.
"And also something that if it happened to you would likely be considered you getting a sparring partner," Kai noted.
"Yeah one of those would be fun," Ryoma chuckled.
Ken Kaido was too busy letting the Angel have it with a Rust Stream to add to the commentary.
The massive being screamed in pain from the attack. A cry that got louder as Iron Z and Mazinger Z joined in the barrage with their Dual Rust Hurricane.
Asuka wasn't sure if she liked that the Angel hated Mazinger Z more than Eva 02. Asuka's frown then deepened seeing the Valsione striking the Angel with a Cross Smasher.
Jealousy bubbled up in Asuka as her father never would have built and modified a mech for her. The Second Child took out those feelings on Sandalphon with her smash hawk.
It'd worry Asuka that even her expression as she did that was not as disturbing as the one Mari had as she got out a pair of prog knives.
"Time to have some fun," Mari cackled before leaping at the 8th Angel.
"...NERV has no standards do they?" Fleur sighed.
"Not from what we can tell," Ron remarked. "At least ones that won't have Mum try to hurt their supreme commander."
Misato said nothing to that. She knew that Commander Ikari was not going to win the father of the year award any time soon.
'Or likely ever at this rate,' Misato thought to herself.
A massive axe got shoved into the center mass of the Angel as Shin Getter struck.
Suddenly Sandalphon flew through the air to the surprise of it and nearly everyone else. The Angel then screamed as Sayla and Amuro let him have it the massive guns both Nu Gundams had.
Harry figured he should join in as well and went full power to his main weapon.
"I'm going to need to have Coop and Lowe make a massive gun like that for my Eva," Asuka groused.
Misato got very scared. Especially given the rumor that Coop and Lowe were working with Amuro on designing a gun that would tap into the reactor of a starship to power it. She could see a small Getter reactor used with the Eva weapon. Or a plasma energy reactor if they wanted something a bit more safe.
Plus Misato knew her best friend would not be happy to see how much they had punched the laws of physics in the face.
Ritsuko's groan of annoyance was one she heard loud and clear.
The Angel then dropped out of the air like a brick and smushed the ground as a crater was formed due to Grendizer messing with gravity.
The super alloy Z made units unleashed their chest blast attacks on the Angel as it was in a hole in the ground. The screams the Angel made definitely did not sound like baby noises and sounded like a wounded animal.
Asuka wasn't sure which one of those noises had disturbed her more.
Swords then got shoved into the Angel and then came a Thunder Break.
Then a pair of drills tore into Sandalphon from underneath as Shin Getter and the Black Getter were both in their second forms.
Then an energy blast was fired from the eyes of Black Getter 2 and tore into the Angel.
"Where is the core on this thing?" Neville asked as they didn't to hit it yet.
"Good question," Kai commented.
"Well there's one way to deal with it," Coop called out.
Megas went Super Destructor Mode and everyone got away from the mech covered in heavy firepower. Even the Angel seemed scared by what it saw.
Asuka hated not killing the Angel, but didn't want to be that close to the insane barrage as it tore through Sandalphon with ease. Pieces of the Angel big enough to fit in sandwich bags were all that was left.
"Well that worked," Mari commented.
"...There is that," Asuka said after several moments.
"And thankfully he didn't blow up the volcano," Misato noted.
That Coop could actually do that worried Ritsuko. No that she felt there was anyone she'd want to have that much firepower. Even Masaki Akitsu being able to do that with Zeorymer didn't sit well with her.
There once more was just something about Coop turning evil that scared Ritsuko. She had idea she was going to find out what that would be like and it would be even more frightening than her nightmares.
There also was the fact such an evil Coop would have allies of his own, and one of them was a twisted monster.
Yes Doctor Akagi as going to be learning some very disturbing things.
V-V-V
Thomas looked at the cave where his locket was supposed to be, but wasn't. He was annoyed his locket was in a house that it'd likely take mechs blowing a hole to get in and a bit worried about it being in the hands of enemies.
However he realized it left hm with an army of the undead that he could use elsewhere.
The only question was where to send them?
V-V-V
Chapter Notes
Anna Aoi is from Godannar. She is learning being a mecha pilots and being married has issues. Especially when it involves secrets and people her husband loved coming back from the dead.
Ryou Shirogane is from Go-Lion. He looks identical to his older brother and has a giant chip on his shoulder.
Beecha Oleg is from Double Zeta. He's immature and has a lot of trouble thinking things through.
Mondo Agake is from Double Zeta. He's immature and has a lot of trouble thinking things through.
Daitestu Minase is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is the most experienced starship captain of the taskforce.
Tetsuya Onodera is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is the executive officer of the Hagane and still is learning the ropes of dealing with the insane of Londo Bell.
Azuki Sawa is from Super Robot Wars OG. She is the communications officer on the Hagane and she loves cats.
Asuka Langley Soryu is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She is a proud and eager pilot and very pleased she has the first production model Evangelion. Making reference that would make her unit the GM I compared to the Gundam and Guncannon that Eva-00 and Eva-01 would be is not a good idea.
Ken Kaido is from Mazinkaiser SKL. He likes using melee weapons.
Koju Kabuto is from Mazinger Z. He is the original hot blooded super robot pilot.
Kai Kitamura is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is an experienced mecha pilot and can make a Gespenst fight like a Gundam.
Mio Sasuga is from Super Robot Wars OG. The fourth wall means nothing to her.
Mari Illustrious Maki is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She is seems to be really nice, but she's not without bloodlust.
Lowe Gruele is from Gundam SEED Astray. He is a member of the Junk Guild and loves modifying mecha.
Harold "Coop" Cooplawski is from Megas XLR. He is the only one able to pilot his mech and very into the things he likes. If he doesn't care about it he doesn't really pay attention.
Jamie is from Megas XLR. He is a coward and yet has depths even he is unaware exist.
Kiva Andru is from Megas XLR. Her plan to change the future by sending a giant robot into past has not worked as she hoped.
Ryoma Nagare is from Getter Robo. He is not someone you want ever fight.