IRRESISTIBLE FORCE 1
Evangelion/Gurren Lagann and related © Gainex or respective owners.
CHAPTER 5
NEW TITLE.
I STILL LIVE.
A young man digs, alone, in a deep tunnel. Clasped in his hands is a small manual drill. The dirt calls out to him, telling him how to move forward. He obliges it, and makes more headway than any other individual in his village. His drill clinks against something, among the dirt. He clears the dirt around it away, and is greeted by a thrumming green glow. He grabs the object, then orients himself, digging back to the village... To his home.
He emerges near the village chief, and drops to his feet, tying his find to a string, then pulling it around his neck. Three girls walk past, avoiding him with a mix of fear and reverence. A tall boy wanders over, and a shorter one follows behind. They look at the gold thing on the chain, and frown, curious.
"Simon, my boy! What's goin' on?"
"T-Toji? Kensuke!"
"Heya, Simon!"
"Whazzat hangin' around your neck, Simon?"
"Oh, this? I dunno. I just found it while I was digging, and decided it would be kind of cool."
"Well it's a drill, eh, Toji? It suits him."
"Right. Simon of Giha, the greatest digger the world will ever know."
A while passes. The boys hang out, and just sort of talk about girls and things, though Simon is quiet. Dinner rolls around. They eat, though Simon just pokes at his food; He enjoys pigmole steaks, but he just had no appetite tonight. He eventually ate enough to sustain his nightly digging... He didn't want anything else, just to dig. He enjoys treasure more than the food.
The chief made his rounds, demanding sleep. Toji and Kensuke obliged. Simon snuck off to dig. His drill struck another glowing object. He cleared dirt away, and found a face... a giant face. He dug straight to Toji's room.
"Toji!"
Toji woke slowly, groaning. He rolled and looked at Simon, blinded by the goggle lamps.
"Woah, Simon. The lights. Turn off the lights!"
"Oh! Sorry! Uhm...!"
Simon flicked the lights on his goggles off, and looked to the hole.
"A face. I found a face."
"A face? What kind of face?"
"A humongous face! I wanna show you!"
Toji rolled out of bed, to his feet.
"Fine. Straight through this tunnel?"
"Right."
"Go get Kensuke, and I'll meet you down there."
"Right!"
Simon dug away. After fetching Kensuke with roughly the same conversation, the three met around the giant face.
"So, it's a face."
"Right, Toji."
"But, Simon. Why is it interesting?"
"Toji, Simon. Look at the arms and legs."
"Huh. You're right. A face with arms and le-"
The sudden rumble cut them off. A sudden quake. Simon froze, and Toji knew that look immediately. He grabbed Simon, and moved him closer to the mecha, protecting the smaller boy with his weight. Another rumble, and then the rumbling stopped. The drill around Simon's neck, and the eyes of the mech behind him glowed in unison.
"Toji, Simon. Look. The eyes and the drill!"
"Good catch, Kensuke! Get in, Simon!"
Toji pushed Simon into the cockpit, then grabbed the drill, slamming it into the glowing hole on the console. He grabbed Simon's hand and moved it toward the created key.
"Turn it, Simon!"