Penultimately the Wrong Direction
ALERT.
AT FIELD DETECTED.
BLOOD PATTERN TYPE BLUE: CONFIRMED.
15TH ANGEL: CONFIRMED.
"What kind is this one?!" shouted Misato as NERV's command centre went into a minor panic at the advent of another Angel approaching.
Junior clicked before replying, It is one of the Cherubim. However, unlike my brethren, I cannot say what it is capable of.
Misato nodded in acknowledgement before turning to the big screens. One showed the path of the Cherub, while the other was a real-time view of the area. "Why isn't it on the screen? Is it invisible?" That's just what we need, she thought, maliciously.
"The signal is coming from underground!" reported Aoba. "That's why it isn't showing up on the map!"
"How are we supposed to fight an enemy that's underground?!"
Suddenly, the whole of Tokyo-3 shook, the quake felt all the way to the bottom of the Geofront, and even into the plugs, where, so far, only Rei and Kamina were ready to go (though they were the only ones who knew their position). Shinji and Asuka were still on their way.
Kamina's eyes widened, he and Rei having been listening in, before flashing back to his time in Jiiha. More specifically, to the danger earthquakes represented. He had seen what the Geofront was, and it struck him as, simply, a much larger version of the pit he grew up in. There were people involved in this, and if the Geofront collapsed, so did the city on top of it.
Gritting his teeth, Kamina swam into the Pilot's seat and grabbed the handles. "Captain!" He shouted, opening a channel. "I'm gonna fight that thing. Just thought I'd give you a heads-up. Go-kun! LAUNCH!"
"Kamina, WAIT!" shouted Misato, but it was too late. Go-kun, overriding the locks, like he had upon initial activation, shot to the surface. Misato grit her teeth. "Damn that man. What's his sync ratio?"
"It's about... 90%!" exclaimed Maya.
"That high already?"
Yui nodded, "Kamina told me about his past. Where he came from, earthquakes were a big deal, because they lived in an underground village. I think... He's afraid."
"What?"
"Oh, not for himself." Yui chuckled, in spite of the situation. "He's afraid for the people that this Angel might hurt."
Back with Go-kun, Kamina was practically glowing green from the fighting spirit he was pouring into the EVA. Rei watched him with light surprise on her face, before it changed to a soft, but still bright, smile. Go-kun hit the surface, and Kamina, instinctively, pulled up the map that would guide him to Sui'el's location.
He charged towards the Cherub's location, Go-kun's quadrupedal nature keeping it upright as another quake hit. As he reached the location, he pulled back Go-kun's clawed arm.
"Earth-shattering FIST!" Kamina cried as the claw hit the ground and released a plasma blast that ripped the ground around Sui'el to pieces.
The Angel's form was... strange. It was circular in shape, with two circular-saw-like appendages in front tearing it a path as its four piston-like legs shoved it through the ground, another pair near the front pulling back to help break up the stone and cause another quake. Sui'el stopped as it noticed the Evangelion in above it, and changed direction.
*CLANG* The two legs that were about to strike the rock had instead struck two of Go-kun's legs, tipping the Eva forward slightly. Kamina took advantage of this, preparing the drill-arm.
"DRILL STRIKER!" Kamina roared out. Unfortunately, the drill skittered off the armoured hide of Sui'el, and Go-kun landed on top of it, knocking Kamina around in the seat a beat. "DAMMIT!" Kamina shoved hard against the controls then crossed his arms. "I guess that's what I get for trying to use Simon's weapon..."
Suddenly, Rei was on Kamina's lap, where she pulled the safety belt over them and clicked it into place. She then grabbed the controls and smiled, looking at Kamina off to the side. "What if we were to add our fighting spirits together?!"
Kamina's grin rivalled Rei's as he placed his large hands over hers. "Of course! Just as Simon and I combined Gurren and Lagann, we can combine this 'sync ratio' thing and increase our power, too!"
They both looked forward as Rei's eyes glowed red and Kamina's glowed green. Go-kun's eye flashed brightly, and they suddenly found themselves upright and behind Sui'el.
Back in NERV, Maya was in shock from the reading she was getting from her console. "Th-this is impossible! No! It's beyond impossible! Their combined sync ratio is over one thousand!
"WHAT?!" shouted almost everyone else. Yui was especially surprised, as that had to mean that at least one of them had attained a score of over 400%, which should have fused them to the Eva, but...
"Now!" Kamina and Rei cried together, both still in the flesh and glowing their respective colours. Go-kun's claw scooped beneath the Cherub and tossed it into the air, the claw leaving a glowing red trail behind it. Then, glowing green, the drill spun faster and faster, seemingly growing to twice its length as it spun. The screens on Go-kun that formed to look like Kamina's sunglasses glowed a bright blue, before lancing out with a beam that paralyzed Sui'el in the air, just before Kamina cried out the name of the finishing blow he had made so long ago.
"GIGA!!!" Go-kun's legs tensed. "DRILL!!!!" They launched. "BREAK!!!!!!!!!" Go-kun left behind a white trail as it flew through Sui'el, which was helpless in the air, even if it hadn't been struck by Go-kun's mysterious new beam.
The Eva landed on the other side and assumed a quick pose as the Angel exploded.
Makoto looked at his screen, just as Asuka and Shinji arrived. "Pattern Blue silenced. The Angel is dead."