Herbology had become very weird and surreal for the third year Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. Even for Professor Sprout as Neville Longbottom acted more or less as he did before he started piloting a Getter and fighting insane things.
The little bit more of an assured measure to his behavior or the more dangerous plants not wanting to mess with him made it more or less and not exactly the same. No one ever thought to bother Neville in class.
Ron being a pseudo newtype was less of a weird change for Professor Sprout. Or her having to learn what a newtype even was for that matter.
Harry was trying very hard to pay attention in the class and it was a struggle. He paired with Neville and Volunteer Ensign Longbottom put his hand on his shoulder.
"They are doing what they can," Neville said softly.
"I know but…" Harry sighed.
"This isn't like before Harry and you have people that know what they are doing helping you," Neville said kindly. "And if they need your help they won't be shy to ask."
Harry had to admit that was true. It was enough to get Harry through the class.
Afterwards Harry was like a bat out of hell as he made his way to where Masato was. No one got in Harry's way and even those that would have thought about it saw his expression and felt discrecion was the better part of valor.
Things were tense in the sickbay of the Macbeth as Harry was not happy as he watched various tests magical and scientific being done on his friend Masato.
Masato did not look like he had slept well and this reminded Harry a lot of what happened to Ginny. That was not a good thing to remind Harry of. Not if whoever caused it wanted to avoid being hit with a beam weapon or learn what being slashed by an i-field felt like.
Masato was thankful one of those weird health drinks had not been given to him.
"If it isn't him then it has to be Zeorymer," Kamille Bidan noted.
There was a stunned silence at that.
"That's the trouble with used super robots sometimes," Gilliam mused.
"It is a thing," Vrlitwhai admitted.
"I thought you had gone over that machine," Professor Flitwick remarked with worry.
"We had, but that doesn't mean we caught everything," Gilliam sighed. "We are dealing with a super genius who enjoyed showing how superior and many steps ahead of everyone else he was."
"And whose opinion of himself was as inflated as those balloons we saw in that parade," Minerva mused as she could recall many students who felt that way about themselves.
"There is a great deal of truth in that," Gilliam said after a moment.
"So we going to check the CPU usage then?" Kamille suggested.
"That….might be true," Poppy Pomfrey said after a moment. "Well you will do so as I won't have the slightest idea what to look for in that. Though I am sure you have people that would be skilled at that."
"I never really wanted to pilot that thing," Masato spoke up.
"And we honestly didn't want you too either," Gilliam sighed.
"I know," Masato said softly.
"I just hope whatever it is doesn't have a bunch of back ups," Harry spoke up. "As that would be really annoying."
"I won't put it past whoever is using Masato's body," Kamille nearly growled.
"I think that we will need to reboot Zeorymer with a foot in the hard drive," Harry muttered.
The lack of disagreement with that statement said a lot.
V-V-V
Harry was not in the most agreeable mood as he stared at the roaring fire in the Gryffindor common room. No one had to ask him what the news on Masato was as they could tell it was bad. They also didn't want to know how weird it could be given the things Londo Bell encountered.
Still he had company around him and by now Londo Bell pilots in the common rooms were considered a normal thing. Especially for the Gryffindor common room as several people in that house were pilots in Londo Bell.
"Think anyone notices the that the centaurs are still freaking out?" Mio asked out of the blue.
The stares said it all as it seemed know no one had noticed that going on.
"Guess they don't," Mio mused.
Harry wasn't sure how much or how little he'd faced of the things that would scare the centaurs. Though he had a feeling some of what was freaking them out related to what Londo Bell got into.
"Oh it is interesting stuff," Mio commented.
That worried some people.
"What you find interesting can be very strange," Harry noted.
"Yeah pretty much," Mio agreed.
"So what are they talking about?" Ron asked.
"Stuff that would wreck the Earth if not the Solar System," Mio put it.
"Oh boy," Harry groaned.
"So basically Tuesday isn't it?" Neville said with a snort of amusement.
"Yeah," Albus Severus admitted.
"They mention anything about what happened to Masato?" Harry asked.
Mio shook her head.
"Great," Harry groaned. "If we could sort that out it might actually help figure out what we need to delete in Zeorymer."
"I am sure Kira can help with that," Mio commented.
Harry realized that was actually true. Kira was able to on the fly make the operating system of a mech more suited to him after all.
Making a program to sort what percentages the various things in Zeorymer's hard drive would using up at any given moment should be something he could do.
"I just hope this goes way better than some things have gone at this school," Ron remarked.
"No kidding," Ginny spoke up as she could only imagine how much worse it had to be for Masato than it was for her.
The sole Weasley daughter didn't have a weapon of incredible power she was in control of when she was writing in that horcrux. Zeorymer made any basilisk look like a dung bomb in comparison.
Sure in terms of what the giant snake could do to the people in Hogwarts it would count as a weapon of mass destruction, but Zeorymer won't need such qualifiers.
It just was a weapon of mass destruction.
"So does anyone trust the professors to do anything?" Seamus asked.
What he got was dead silence other than the crackling of the roaring fire in the fireplace.
"Some are trying," Harry commented after a moment. "But I honestly am not putting all my faith in them."
"I think you have to tell them that after every crazy incident you had there never was Aurors called or healers called in to look over your wounds Harry," Ron noted.
"That I am aware of," Harry stated. "If they showed up I was not awake."
"Merlin," Percy muttered.
"And of course it would keep going that way if I didn't become part of Londo Bell," Harry groaned.
It said so much to the various students what it took for Harry to open up was joining a military unit. Also that he was very much not like those novels about him.
"Harry," Lavender Brown spoke up. "Every time you have talked about things it seems like Londo Bell has been the only group you speak highly of."
"They have been the only group to watch my back and do so effectively," Harry remarked. "And they never expect me to be a savior or think I am dark due to any abilities I have."
"I just hope that has been sinking in since you have been saying that all year," Neville commented.
"I do too," Harry admitted.
"So is someone going to be killed?"
"Over what has happened to Masato? Maybe," Ron answered.
"And possibly over the fact that they activating an Evangelion in Japan," Harry said bitterly. "Evangelion 02 is the only one stationed in Japan the first time it got turned on there was not a mess."
"That Evangelion also has been in service for years," Hermione pointed out.
"So everyone is expecting this test to go completely and utterly nuts," Harry said firmly.
"And trolls on the loose once were considered dangerous," Dean muttered.
Neville smirked as he did hear that.
"We also didn't have people around that would consider a troll to be a good punching bag or training dummy," Ron commented.
Percy wondered if he would be among the last to remember what Hogwarts used to be like when that was true. He then realized that before Harry Potter came the school was as normal as a school of magic could be.
Not that Percy blamed Harry for that as he knew Harry rather have things be normal and as calm as a school for magic got.
The fact that he had a time traveling nephew made Percy wonder if Hogwarts ever got back to something normal in that timeline.
"So what are we going to do about the fact that a blood sport is something they even thought of bringing back," Hermione asked to change the subject.
"Hope no one enters and they have to admit defeat?" Ron suggested.
"I doubt it'll be that easy," Harry sighed.
No one disagreed with Harry on that.
"Though I doubt things will go wrong as it did in that other timeline," Hermione pointed out. "Given the key players for getting Harry in that tournament are all known to be around and if they did use Riddle Mansion it'd likely be destroyed from orbit."
"I'd push the button to nuke it from orbit," Harry commented.
"That says so much," Dean sighed.
"Well I am putting up with some angry wraith wanting to try getting a new body," Harry stated. "I got enough things that want to kill me now."
"I have this feeling Riddle won't take going from your arch nemesis to annoyance well," Neville observed with a smirk.
Harry's smile was all teeth.
"Well after learning what it'd be like to use just magic and 'adults' keeping their uselessness up I'd rather go with this," Volunteer Ensign Potter stated.
That said so much to everyone in the common room.
In the distance a siren roared to inform everyone to keep their distance from Hogwarts.
The school shortly after that lifted out to head to Last Guardian's base.
It was getting to the point in Hogsmeade that Hogwarts flying was becoming actually a normal thing for them.
Which was saying something about Hogwarts now. It also said a lot about Hogsmeade as well.
V-V-V
The commander in charge of Last Guardian was not expecting his name and ID to be known to Londo Bell. Yet they did and Gilliam didn't find it much of a challenge. He was sure that Tau Dragon knew exactly where Last Guardian was based.
That members of Londo Bell would show up at his home was not something Commander Oki expected.
"What is the meaning of... ?" Commander Oki said before a sound cut him off.
That sound being the massive explosions going off as Tau Dragon went into Last Guardian.
"So did Sousake even have to hide is planting explosives or is it a miracle no one there set them off before this?" Gilliam inquired.
The commander stayed silent. He wasn't aware this was possible.
Hayato laughed in the man's face.
"Now you have any idea why a dead guy is in Zeorymer?' Ryoma asked.
The man looked utterly confused.
"Figures," Ryoma muttered.
"No wonder everyone thinks Last Guardian was a chick shit operation," Ken Kaido said sharply.
It seemed the commander was unaware that Last Guardian was so well known and utterly loathed.
"So you are all useless and worthless for figuring out what is going on then," Hayato said with a finality.
It was then the commander of Last Guardian could feel the sort of utter terror Masato had felt when hunted. He really didn't like it at all.
"So do you have anything useful you can do?" Ryoma commented in a mocking tone.
"I doubt he does," Gilliam mused out loud.
"Of course he doesn't," Ryoma mused.
"So what was the point of your theatrical to the extreme recruitment methods?" Hayato asked sharply.
"It was to build up his spirit," Oki explained quickly.
"That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard and that includes total pacifism," Ryoma stated.
Commander Oki wondered how his plan was considered worse than that.
"You are dealing with someone that has the disposition to join the Junk Guild,"Hayato noted. "And of course won't actually tell him things as that just won't be amusing enough."
"You think it was all a sick game?" Commander Oki snapped.
"If the shoe fits," Ryoma stated.
Gilliam just glared at the supposed leader of Last Guardian as his opinions were already very clear.
"In any case there is much we need to discuss," Hayato commented. "And you will tell us everything."
Commander Oki didn't like the sound of that. Hayato's dark chuckle added to that feeling.
V-V-V
The mission to take Last Guardian and take all its secrets had failed.
By this point the Empress of Tau Dragon wondered why they even considered Last Guardian a threat to them. By this point she felt they could have stolen that usuper to having Zeorymer of the Skies, that girl connected to it, and Zeorymer with ease.
At least before that Mithral pilot had wired the place to explode.
A chill then went down her spine as she realized the late "doctor" would know Last Guardian was a complete joke. Which meant that there was a deeper plan going on that she wasn't sure what it was.
Which worried her greatly as she doubted it was a plan that would end well for her or even for that usurper.
It left her with doubts on what to do, but she still didn't see any new options.
Which worried her greatly as she knew that keeping the course was not going to go well for Tau Dragon.
It made her feel like she was boxed in and blinded.
She felt very concerned for the future of Tau Dragon. She also felt utterly concerned she could see no way to go.
V-V-V
To say Gendo Ikari was annoyed at things being out of order was an understatement. There were supposed to be several Angels before Evangelion 03 was to be powered up, but it seemed given all the threats around had orders made to do it now.
The Dummy Plug System was installed but it was unsure how well it'd work. Especially with Volunteer Ensign Cooplawski around. His chaos made anything possible.
There also was going to be very annoying questions asked if there was an Angel in Eva 03. Questions that were not going to be easy to answer in a way that would make Londo Bell happy.
Ryoma Nagare or Hayato Jin beating him senseless was not the sort of happy that would help things.
Their pleasure was not one to held in high regard. Especially for Gendo himself.
So Gendo Ikari stewed inwardly and noticed there was a massive army of mecha around.
Even mecha that weren't part of Londo Bell had shown up for this.
"Man it has been awhile since we saw that mech," Harry commented seeing Jushin Liger.
Harry then wondered how that crew of that ship that went to another dimension were doing. He then realized he'll likely find out later when that evil empire or that ship return to Earth.
'A problem for later,' Harry thought to himself.
Right now he had to focus on the fact there was a test in this secondary NERV base for Evangelion 03.
Asuka wasn't exactly pleased that Londo Bell being here for the test was just showing foresight. It seemed being in Japan made Evangelions being first started up go crazy.
It also didn't help Asuka's mood that it seemed this pilot was someone like Shinji had been not trained for years like her. It irked her that NERV seemed to want to try if they could get the same results of so many other projects figuring taking kids off the street would work out great.
Nor was she happy who was the fourth child. She didn't like the guy much and really didn't believe he had what it took to be an Evangelion pilot. There also was the annoyance she had at picking the numbers for the Evangelion pilots at random.
It said so much to Asuka when she felt Londo Bell was much more trustworthy than NERV as she had heard about how the third child was...recruited and why.
She also looked at two of the trio of Gundams that had been at Izu Base since even before the Third Angel had attacked. Given one had a massive mobile armor, and the other was designed to use a nuclear bazooka or an extremely powerful beam cannon one could understand why.
Danzel Hammer had a gut feeling that the third time would not be the charm for the activation of Evangelions in Japan to go well. Not only had that not gone well, but NERV wasn't doing in their main base.
"Stay alert and try to avoid harming the 4th Child," Hammer ordered.
Misato took that as a big sign on the level of confidence that Londo Bell had on this going well.
It annoyed her that given how the activations of Evangelion 00, and the Evangelion 01 going wild in the first battle it was used gave good reason for this.
At first the test was going fine as Toji moved Evangelion 03 around.
Misato hoped this meant that things finally were going to work out.
Sadly that was not to be.
"What the…" Maya gasped.
"MAGI is reading Evangelion 03 is now an Angel," Ritsuko stated.
"Here we go again," Excellen remarked as Evangelion 03 went crazy.
"Is there something here that keeps causing this?" Jamie asked Kiva.
"That is a very good question," Kiva admitted.
Gendo Ikari didn't like that was being pondered. Ritsuko wondered how they were going to answer that and not sound like idiots.
The Angel possessed Evangelion slugged Evangelion 00 with a powerful right cross.
The Evangelion was knocked off its feet.
Evangelion 02 was then slammed in the gut with a shoulder.
Bardiel then kicked Evangelion 02 in the head. Several savage punches to the head followed that and Eva 02 went down.
Mari had a savage grin on her face and charged at the Angel possessed Evangelion.
Evangelion 03 and Evangelion 04 gave no quarter as they tried to destroy each other.
In that fight Combattler V helped Evangelion 04 by launching a very unique attack.
"Did that mech just fire chainsaws off its back at Evangelion 03?" Misato asked.
"MAGI has no idea what the builder of that thing was thinking," Ritsuko stated.
"I just hope that's the real thing and not a pair of kids in some goofy mech driving around a department store model of Combattler V," Misato groaned.
Ritsuko wondered why that happened.
'Super Robots,' Ritsuko mentally groaned. 'The makers, pilots, and whoever is tagging along is always crazy with those.'
With a pilot of it showing it was exactly what Ritsuko thought.
"Show me what you can do!'" Sanger yelled at the Angel.
"And there goes the ham," Ritsuko muttered.
"Rits he backs that up," Misato noted.
Nothing had to be said to that as the Colossal Blade dug deep into Evangelion 03 and the Angel tried to get it out.
"Man that thing went in deep," Misato muttered.
However the Angel possessed Evangelion managed to get out the sword and threw it aside. It then tried to grab any objects around it could pick up to hit Evangelion 04 with.
There was a crunch as a forklift slammed into the head of Eva 04. Eva 04 dropped to the ground.
"It is time to use the Dummy Plug," Gendo ordered.
"Activating the Dummy Plug system." Ritsuko stated.
Shinji was shocked at the Evangelion moving on its own without any input for him.
"Oh no you don't," Coop remarked.
The Dummy Plug system was found to have a huge flaw in Megas hold the Evangelion in place made it useless. Eva-01 was unable to get out of the bear hug it was held in.
"Don't worry," Hayato said with that Getter Smile as his face came up on a monitor in the command center for the NERV base. "We can deal with this."
Then to Gendo Ikari's utter shock Shin Getter 2 and the Black Getter 2's drills were not stopped by the AT Field and torn into the arms of Eva 03.
"How….how can they do that?!" Misato gasped.
"Those…" Ritsuko said before cutting herself off. "They managed to figure out how to install the Argontensic shielding of Megas in other mecha."
Inwardly Gendo Ikari then realized if the pattern of installing this while the machine was supposedly was undergoing maintenance work there was a third unit as well.
"Time for us to show we can do!" Ryusei Date called out.
The SRX merged their mechs together.
The fists of the SRX glowed and the Angel got punched in the face and made to stagger back.
The SRX then let loose with a Dominion Ball. The massive ball of energy formed of the fist the SRX and let off pieces of it at the Angel.
Then the ball flew off the fist and struck Bardiel.
The Angel then realized it couldn't move and that was when the SRX pulled out a sword handle.
Psionic energy formed a blade and Bardiel got very worried when the blade was shoved into it. It got worse as the handle detached from the sword blade.
"Nendo Bakusa!" Ryusei called out as the blade exploded.
"This is not good," Ritsuko muttered as every blow was another reason that would be used to try to shut down NERV.
"Why?" Misato asked.
"Do you really think a war over who really should be fighting the Angels is a good thing to have happen now?" Ritsuko inquired sharply.
Inwardly Misato wanted all the Angels to burn, but also had to admit they just tried to turn an Evangelion into a puppet. In front of Londo Bell no less. She then realized they knew exactly what the Dummy Plug system did given how quickly they reacted.
Misato wondered who could have told them about it and how. It was something that made her worried, and on some level wonder if they knew more about what was going on than she did.
Jushin Liger let loose on the possessed Evangelion.
Suddenly the Evangelion grew two more arms.
"Well that's new," Ken Kaido admitted.
"Not that it will be staying on that Eva for long," Ryoma commented.
No one had any doubts how he'd remove those if given the chance.
The four arms were needed to keep a Getter Tomahawk from removing limbs.
"Nice try," Ken Kaido remarked and shoved his sword right into one of the Angel's eyes.
Harry and others hoped Toji didn't think someone had shoved a sword into his eye.
To the surprise of NERV's command structure the repaired Grungust was able to cut through the extra arms with ease.
Supreme Commander Ikari could see NERV's usefulness slipping away before his very eyes. Londo Bell having their own mecha able to fight Angels and their experience in dealing with teen pilots along with having two Evangelions in the strikeforce would make it very easy for those forces in the Terran League against NERV to rally.
It was not something he wanted to have to deal with. It would eat up time and resources he needed elsewhere.
The Angel easily regrew its arms.
"CHESTO!" Sanger called out.
The 9th Angel was missing an arm after that.
"We are going to have a lot of arms after this," Misato remarked.
No one disagreed with that statement.
"And of course it seems they want to upgrade all their units to be able to use…." Misato said. "Say you think they were able to fit that Argontensic shielding in a big mobile armor?"
That caused them to wait to see what Denzel Hammer was going to do.
The massive mobile armor unleashed hell with a missile barrage and the AT Field didn't stop it.
"Ok now they are just trying rub it in our faces," Ritsuko grumbled.
No one disagreed with her statement as it was likely true.
Albus Severus wasn't sure how he knew, but he suddenly had an idea where to use a beam saber.
The Angel swatted and tried to keep the beam saber away from where surgery could be done to pull out the Entry Plug.
Ritsuko wasn't sure an i-field was a good idea to use for that as it didn't work like a laser on flesh. Lasers cauterize wounds and likely be useful for this sort of thing. Beam sabers made flesh burn on contact.
She also was glad that it wasn't them using that massive beam saber that mobile armor one Gundam was using had. That would more likely than not cut through the Evangelion.
Mazinger Z then fired ice beams at the Angel and it really didn't care for it at all.
Misato wondered if Professor Kabuto had made a list of attacks his grandson would like to see when he built the mech.
She then realized that might actually have been the case.
Suddenly the Angel felt it was sinking in the ocean as the pressure was building.
"Sure the alien mech can manipulate gravity as an attack," Ritsuko groused.
Grendizer was something that worried Bardiel as he could tell it was the one attacking it.
What the Angel didn't tell that it also was a distraction as Evangelion 02 got up and Asuka was utterly furious.
"Round two!" the Second Child growled.
Asuka then drove her Eva's axe into Evangelion 03. With the pressure slowing down Bardiel he was unable to react with the sort of speed had before.
"Time to fumigate this thing," Ryoma called out as a Stoner Sunshine formed in the hands of Shin Getter 1.
Even Gendo Ikari was worried what that massive ball of Getter Rays would do to the Evangelion and Angel.
It seemed that Bardiel also was worried about that as he tried to flee from the massive ball of energy.
The running did the Angel no good as the Stoner Sunshine slammed right over the area where the Entry Plug was at.
For Toji the childish laughter of the Angel turned to screams.
"Don't like the Getter Rays?" Toji laughed. "Good."
The blue spores died before Toji's eyes.
It was a great sight to Toji as he felt the Angel's control end.
Seeing a pair of Getters and the SRX looking ready to remove the entry plug and then possibly slice up the Evangelion to tiny bits not good.
"I'm back in charge," Toji said. "Just don't try drilling up the Eva."
There was a tense moment at that.
"Well that's good," Ron commented. "We need all the help we can get."
"So are the second activations of these things as bad?" Toji asked.
"Those tend to go well," Gilliam informed Toji.
"That's good," Toji groaned.
"I don't feel any danger off it so there is that," Judau noted.
"Well that's a good sign," Kai commented.
Toji noted that didn't mean Londo Bell was lowering their guard. If anything they seemed even more on guard now than before.
It made Toji very worried.
"So anyone surprised we had to deal with some sort of mess?" Harry asked.
"Not at all," Sanger replied.
Misato groaned as that was just not what NERV needed.
"Does that mean they will get a Zentradi or something to run it like Hogwarts has?" Albus Severus asked.
"As much as we'd like otherwise, no it won't," Kai answered.
"Ah man," Albus grumbled.
Misato just groaned.
To say Gendo Ikari was displeased was an understatement. His plan had been completely and utterly ruined by Londo Bell.
He also had worries about what the Dummy Plug system being being discovered and compared to what the Bartols used. That wouldn't go over well and frankly fighting would be annoying.
Then an ugly starship appeared. One that being here was not a good thing for anyone.
"All my enemies in one place," Killer the Butcher cackled. "And it isn't even my birthday."
"Great. Just what we needed," Misato groaned. "A campy destroyer of worlds."
"You all ruined my attempt to set off that inactive volcano," Killer snarled. "So I guess murdering all of you will send a message of fear."
"Bring it on," Asuka growled. "I won't mind having stomped some worthless interstellar piece of trash."
Killer the Butcher didn't care for that. Especially someone driving a mech made from the biomaterial of that terraforming mess. Though he couldn't remember if he killed that race or not. They started to all blend together at this point.
Gendo wondered what to make of this maniac clown. He had destroyed worlds but it seems was unable to be serious.
Shinji Ikari wasn't sure what to feel beyond utter betrayal by NERV and especially his father as control of his Evangelion was restored to him. He was sure his nightmares would be full of what he was sure Evangelion 01 would to Evangelion 03 and Toji without any care from what it would do to him.
It also made him utterly enraged, and made him realize that Kiva had been right. That his initial thoughts had been correct. Which made him what sort of blood he was in as he won't be surprised if he was right on that too.
Shinji shivered a bit at breathing and being in a tank of blood and then stepped on one of Killer the Butcher's Mecha Boosts with the giant foot of Evangelion 01.
The Mecha Boost was not designed to handle that and was instantly crushed.
Shinji then did it again to another Mecha Boost.
Even with Shinji doing that, Harry found himself one of those that it seemed that Killer the Butcher really wanted dead first.
"Figures," Harry muttered.
"You have helped kick his butt," Ron noted.
"Guess he takes that personally," Neville remarked.
"He seems the type," Harry mused.
"No kidding," Fleur stated as she let loose on the Mecha Boosts.
The ugly army was not happy to be shot at.
Excellen blasted a Mecha Boost. However she wasn't even among Londo Bell the main target of the Mecha Boosts.
Albus Severus winced as he saw Zambot 3 have to deal with a lot of the enemy forces go after it.
Kappei didn't have that issue as he was ready to take them all on.
The Mecha Boosts also seemed ready to take Zambot 3 on.
There was then a massive explosion as the GP 03 let loose on the Mecha Boosts.
"They were lucky to not have us there the last two times," Toby Watson commented.
Megas then slammed one of the invaders into the ground. The base shook from the force of that.
"Keep it up," Danzel ordered.
Coop didn't need to be told twice.
There then was a loud explosion as the GP-01 fired a hyper bazooka using rounds created by Doctor Shikishima.
The munitions shredded the Mecha Boosts.
Asuka knew she needed those rounds for her bazookas. Then she put that aside for after the battle.
Evangelion 02 seemed to relish using the smashhawk on the strange minions of Killer the Butcher. The Mecha Boosts didn't like that giant axe very much.
"Now you are getting it," Mari said amused.
"I can do better," Koji remarked.
"This I have to see," Mari commented.
"Breast Fire!" Koji called out.
The massive burst of heat caused Mecha Boosts to look like chocolate left out in the summer and then put in the freezer.
"Double Hakan!" Duke Fleed yelled.
The bladed weapon cut through the damaged Mecha Boosts with ease.
"DIE!' Harry then screamed as he fired his Long Mega Buster.
A Mecha Boost was slammed into the ground from the force of the blast.
"Well that's one way to do it," Ron observed.
"I wonder if it has a yell command come up like when you kick with a Gespenst," Neville pondered.
"Probably not," Albus admitted.
Neville hacked through the very ugly mecha with a tomahawk.
"This is even more fun than fighting that Angel," Neville declared.
Toji wondered if he should be glad or worried. He then got tossed a prog knife.
"Use this," Mari called out.
"Thanks," Toji said before stabbing some weird thing to him.
"Use it like this," Mari corrected him and showed how it was really done with a Mecha Boost.
Toji just as glad that these were robots and not made of flesh. That likely would make him throw up in the goo he'd be breathing.
'That is an experience I'd rather avoid,' Toji thought to himself.
He then had a Mecha Boost slam into his AT Field. Toji then noticed the clouds getting very thick and dark.
"Double Thunder Break!" Tetsuya called out.
A Mecha Boost was struck by the twin lightning bolts.
"That is so cool," Jamie muttered.
"Eh I can do stuff like that too," Coop commented.
Jamie and Kiva were worried what Coop as going to do to prove that.
Suddenly the arm of Megas turned into a massive minigun and fired at the Mecha Boosts.
Yuu and Kanan tried to avoid the shockwaves from an explosion caused by Megas.
"Watch what you are doing!" Yuu yelled.
"Sorry!" Coop called out.
Hayato ignored that as Shin Getter 2's drill drove through the head of mech with ease. He did take a bit of pride at Black Getter's spiked fist smashed into a Mecha Boost though.
Ron wasn't sure why he had this feeling of something very worrying.
Amuro Ray ignored that feeling as he diced Mecha boasts with a beam saber while Sayla used the wrist mounted beam guns to watch his six.
Yzak let loose on Killer's forces trying to rush the pair of Nu Gundams.
The pilot of the Duel then heard the crunching of metal as Mecha Boosts were crushed flat by Grendizer.
It showed NERV that Duke Fleed had been careful with his mech when he fought the Angel possessed Evangelion 03.
Given what Grendizer and Megas could do,the yoyos of Combattler V were almost just another weird thing at this point for Misato. It seemed like every weapon it had was designed to be utterly nuts.
Still Combattler V made the Great Mazinger and its weapons look utterly normal by comparison.
Misato was very sure that no one was ever going to try making MP copies of Combattler V. At least she hoped no one was going to try doing that.
She realized that some people might take that as a challenge.
Which had her very worried as that likely would get completely insane.
Then it'd be just get more insane.
Mio had the keep from chuckling.
Fleur and Albus watched each other's backs as they went on the offensive and didn't want to ask what amused the pilot of the Zamzeed.
It made Fleur very happy that her nephew was doing well as a mech pilot. The same with the boy that might one day be brother in law.
Ron let loose with the rapid fire on his beam rifle. The Mecha Boosts were torn into by the barrage of firepower.
"I love this gun," Ron said once more.
Harry didn't say anything. That gun was keeping Ron and the others safe so letting him say that was fine.
Neville just enjoyed driving a tomahawk through a Mecha Boost.
"These things are fun to break," Volunteer Ensign Longbottom commented.
Kyosuke said nothing to that and unleashed the Claymores on the Mecha Boosts.
Harry was then surprised to see Mazinger Z fire off shurikens from the Jet Scrander.
"How many attacks does that mech have?" Harry asked.
"A lot," Koji answered.
Harry wondered if even Koji could name all the attacks of Mazinger Z. There just seemed to be so many.
Amuro Ray didn't ponder that as he unleashed on the giant spaceship with the massive beam rifle he had. The blast hammered the ugly starship.
Sanger torn into the Mecha Boosts with the colossal blade.
Kamille then unloaded on the extremely ugly things.
Mu la Flaga took advantage of what Kamile had done and sliced through a very ugly Mecha Boost with his beam saber.
"Man these things are a pain," Albus muttered.
"Just keep smashing them and that'll be enough," Hayato commented.
Albus was bit embarrassed someone heard him say that.
Mu wondered if anyone that hadn't been in the military already before being in Londo Bell knew how to keep communications silence.
He kind of doubted it.
Athrun just focused on the job at hand and fired the main gun of the Aegis at a Mecha Boost. He was so glad that Coop and Lowe made it so his mech didn't need to transform into mobile armor form to use that.
Athrun avoided using that main gun on the Mecha Boost type that was likely full of explosives.
Neville showed no such restraint. The spiked fist of Black Getter One slammed into the head of a Zidobirar.
"I just hope that one isn't as full of explosives," Harry commented.
""Yeah that would be annoying," Neville admitted.
"Might be fun to throw at Killer the Butcher though," Ron noted.
Sayla let the the invading horde have it as she watched the six for the Black Getter and the bright orange Nero.
Ron easily dodged a Mecha Boost and then slashed with with a beam saber.
"Nice try," Ron commented. "But not enough."
Then Masaki flew in and showed what he could do.
"Cosmic Nova!" Masaki called out.
Energy slammed into Mecha Boosts.
"And that is magic," Albus Severus said in shocked.
"It is great," Harry remarked.
Albus wasn't sure what to say.
The time traveler then realized it was less crazy than seeing Super Destructor Mode of Megas.
The raw power of that was unleashed and Killer the Butcher felt his ship shake under the firepower of Megas.
"What is that thing?!" Killer gasped.
"Trouble," Ryoma put it.
"Enjoy," Hayato said with a bark of laughter.
Killer the Butcher didn't enjoy it at all.
To deal with that problem Killer the Butcher opened fire and was shocked when the Evangelions managed to stop that massive burst of energy.
Though Toji was shocked he was able to do that.
"AT Fields aren't for show," Asuka remarked with pride.
"No kidding," Ken muttered.
Asuka's laugh of amusement at Killer the Butcher being silent made the campy murderer very angry.
"She dies first," Killer growled.
Albus and Harry then struck hard. Albus went in fast with his beam sabers and Harry went for the heavy punch of his Long Mega Buster at full power.
The fact father and son could work together that easily said a lot to Kai.
Harry wondered if this was the sort of thing Getter pilots needed to be able to change forms and not end up killing each other.
It was a question he as sure he could ask Neville later.
Danzel Hammer didn't ponder that sort of thing as he unleashed hell on the Mecha Boosts. The Gundam in a mobile armor he was using was very good at demolishing things.
He wasn't the only one able to do that.
"Open Gate!" Ryoma and Neville called out.
The pair of Getters attacked a Mecha Boost and kept switching forms. The ugly mech didn't stand a chance.
Tetsuya used a sword on the Mecha Boosts to show he was no slouch either.
Albus Severus followed Tetsuya's example and used his beam sabers on the ugly alien starship. He also moved to avoid being shot.
"He's actually becoming a good mech pilot," Kai said pleased.
Kamille let loose on Killer's starship. It wasn't as much as had been done before, but it was something the owner of the ship would rather avoid more of.
Then things got a bit odd as Combattler V started attacking Killer the Butcher's ship. First it was a missile fired from the crotch region of the super robot and then it more insane.
"Super Electromagnetic Tornado!' Hyoma called out.
Ritsuko wasn't sure exactly the super robot fired by a tornado of red energy lifted Killer the Butcher's ship into place and kept it there.
"Super Electromagnetic Spin!" Hyoma then yelled.
Combattler V started to spin.
"What the," Misato said in surprise.
Then the spinning Combattler V went through the air and then slammed into Killer the Butcher's ship.
"Of course it'd do that," Ritsuko groaned.
"It is a super robot," Misato noted.
Then of course came something even more insane as Devilman slammed into the ship and then let loose with energy beams.
"Rits what does it say when one of humanity's protectors is a human soul in the body of a demon?" Misato asked.
"The universe is insane," Ritsuko replied.
Misato couldn't disagree with that.
She could disagree even less when they saw a mech turn into a horse and another mech riding it.
If anything she was speechless.
Harry didn't let the weirdness of things get in his way drove his hyper beam saber deep into Killer the Butcher's ship. The I field did a lot of damage to the ship.
Mazinger Z, Iron Z, Great Mazinger, and Mazinkaiser SKL all then fired their heat attacks from their chests at the ship.
The starship heated up at a dramatic rate due to that attack.
Coop then fired an ice blast at the ship and it was a surprise the thermal shock hadn't done horrific damage to it.
"Double Getter Beam!' Ryoma and Neville called out and the pair let the ship have it with Getter Rays and keep the repair bill for that ship going up.
Harry enjoyed letting loose on Killer the Butcher's ship and making sure they didn't let up on the destroyer of worlds. He didn't want this campy maniac breathing let alone on the Earth.
Suddenly tons of fists flew and then struck the starship. It was a sight to see how many mechs could do that attack.
Voltes V and Combattler V worked together against the starship and the campy alien on it as a follow up to that assault.
Misato wondered if the creators of both units had worked together to make those super robots.
It would have shocked her.
Ritsuko then held back a groan as she saw Mazinger Z. A super robot built in someone's basement. It just annoyed her such a project had superior weapons to an Evangelion.
"Rust Hurricane!" Koji called out.
The deep wounds on the Bandock suddenly filled with the Rust Hurricane and even more damage was done.
"We almost have it," Sanger called out.
"I got an idea," Coop stated and it scared even Killer the Butcher.
Pieces of the ruined robots where flung at Killer the Butcher's ship by Megas. That wasn't so bad for Killer the Butcher. However when a Zibobirar was thrown and then got a barrage from Megas to see if it would explode was very not good.
The Mecha Boost did explode and it was a massive one.
"That was something," Ken Kaido admitted.
"Let's do that again," Coop called out.
Killer the Butcher grew wary of this and flew off as fast as his damaged ship could go.
"What a day," Misato groaned.
"One that is far from over," Gilliam Yeager commented.
"And you think you can made demands?" Gendo Ikari said in a calm tone.
"Do you think we honestly care much for your thoughts after turning Evangelion 01 into a puppet merely to get amusement?" Sanger snapped.
"Would you think I am so petty?" Gendo questioned.
"Actually we do," Kai Kitamura answered.
Misato had to admit that wasn't a shocking admission.
Supreme Commander Ikari had a feeling that his plans for the Third Child had completely backfired now. Instead of emotionally wrecking him there would be a very angry legion willing to do the wrecking.
Or rather wreck him.
That was not good for the plans Gendo had.
"I wish to transfer over to Londo Bell," Shinji said firmly.
Misato could tell wish meant telling her to her face he was doing it. She also had a feeling if she said no that they'd find the Third Child hanging out at a school for magic.
'Man things are getting so weird when that's just a thing,' Misato mentally groaned.
WIth the scary part being it probably would be a good idea to let Shinji go there and hope that he'd cool off. Even in her head Misato was sure Devilman would need a snow shovel if they did that plan.
Gendo Ikari knew he needed Evangelion 01 for his plans, and he needed to have access to it for them.
He also was well aware that things might get ugly if the Third Child felt trapped and had Londo Bell helping him.
"So what is your answer?" Major Zonvolt demanded.
There was dead silence as that question seemed to hang in the air.
Gendo Ikari was aware that even if he said no that Evangelion 01 and the Third Child were leaving with Londo Bell. So the real question was how to deal with this and not look weak.
"Pack your bags Shinji as NERV is going to have to explain why they even need pilots when they have a direct manner of control now," Hayato stated.
Gendo saying nothing to do that was taken as going along with it. Though some took it as considering this fight lost and it was merely a fight and not the war.
Misato wondered how this would affect the Angel War.
Ritsuko was more worried how they'd get the Dummy Plug out before Londo Bell ripped out and just shrugged at a Rei clone being in it.
V-V-V
Suddenly in the tub Emperor Gore started to stir. He wanted one thing and that was revenge on Londo Bell.
He was going to show them he was not dead, and if anything deadlier than ever before.
Though Gore had no idea some in the Dinosaur Empire were planning on his attempt to do that failing and moving with their plans as it didn't matter to them.
V-V-V
Voldemort wondered if he was imagining the barrier getting weaker or not. He hoped it was true as that would mean he'd be able to gain the secrets hidden inside.
He could almost taste the power he'd have. Then he'd be able to crush Potter and all those others that stood with him!
V-V-V
Chapter Notes
Masato Akitsu is from Zeorymer. The super robot pilot thing has had a lot of ups and downs for him.
Kamille Bidan is from Zeta Gundam. He has done a lot to prove Kamile is a man's name.
Gilliam Yeager is from Super Robot Wars OG. A man of mystery and more than he appears.
Vrlitwhai Kridanik is from Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. He finds his life has gotten weird since he came to the Solar System.
Mio Sasuga is from Super Robot Wars OG. The fourth wall means nothing to her.
Ryoma Nagare is from Getter Robo. You do not want to get into a fight with him.
Hayato Jin is from Getter Robo. He is not someone to get on the bad side of.
Harold "Coop" Cooplawski is from Megas XLR. He is chaos given physical form.
Asuka Langley Soryu is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She takes a lot of pride in being the pilot of the first mass production Evangelion. No one yet has compared to a GM I yet.
Danzel Hammer is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is the leader of the Glory Stars.
Shinji Ikari is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The mecha thing has not be what he'd call the most fun.
Mari Illustrious Makinami is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She appears sweet, but she's got bloodlust.
Toji Suzuhara is from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The mecha pilot gig is not starting well for him.
Excellen Browning is from Super Robot Wars OG. A very bubbly person, but she has secrets even she is unaware of.
Jamie is from Megas XLR. A cowardly horndog, but there are depths even he is unaware he has.
Kiva Andru is from Megas XLR. Her attempt to change history has not gone as planned.
Ryusei Date is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is a mecha fanboy living the dream and finding out reality is not quite the same as the shows.
Sanger Zonvolt is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is the Sword that Pierces Evil and not someone to mess with.
Ken Kaido is from Mazinkaiser SKL. He likes using melee weapons.
Tetsuya Tsurugi is from Great Mazinger. He is very assured on his skill with Great Mazinger and can get very competitive.
Yzak Joule is from Gundam SEED. He is headstrong, but finding his being seconded to Londo Bell very eye opening.
Amuro Ray is from Mobile Suit Gundam. The original Gundam pilot and that which all others are measured by.
Kappei Jin is from Zambot 3. He is probably one of the worst people to give a giant robot and let loose on the world.
Hyoma Aoi is from Combattler V. He's extremely headstrong and loves to do insane things riding a motorcycle.
Toby Watson is from Super Robot Wars OG. He is a skilled pilot, and not someone to mess with.
Koji Kabuto is from Mazinger Z. He is the original super robot pilot, and shows no signs of stopping.
Duke Fleed is from Grendizer. Is from another planet, and finding he picked a lot with trouble coming to it a lot.
Mu la Flaga is from Gundam SEED. He is part of a group that takes his motto to the next level.
Athrun Zala is from Gundam SEED. He really wonders how weird the being seconded to Londo Bell thing is going to be.
Sayla Mass is from Mobile Suit Gundam. She might not have quite the rep of her brother, but she's not someone to mess with.
Masako Andoh is from Super Robot Wars OG. Has a magical mech and can get lost really easily.
Devilman is from Devilman. One of the weirder Londo Bell allies and that says a great deal.