The sky was grey by the rain clouds. It was going to be a terrific storm. Naomi stood on the Shatterdome rampart and she watched the Jumphawks as they moved away with the two jaegers. Finally, they disappeared on the horizon into the fog. Naomi went in the LOCCENT hurriedly.
The atmosphere was full of tension in the Command Centre. Everybody knew it was the humanity's last chance.
Naomi went to Tendo and Pentecost rapidly. She sat down beside them and watched silently.
„Striker, Gipsy, time to shut all external ports and get ready to go swimming," Tendo said.
„LOCCENT, all ports sealed and we're ready to submerge," the two teams confirmed and the jaegers sank into the deep ocean.
The jaegers moved out across the ocean floor and approached their target zone. Striker Eureka was piloted by Zeke and Chuck. They led the way. Gipsy Danger was piloted by Raleigh and Mako, and they followed Striker some hundred meters. Everything was wrapped by silence and darkness around them. Only their operating lights broke through the dark.
„We almost reached the breach," as Zeke spoke; Tendo saw two bogeys' signals as they approached fast to Gipsy Danger.
„Gipsy, there's movement on your right. Their code names: Raiju and Scunner. Both of them are category four. They're coming up with full speed," Tendo told hurriedly.
„Gipsy, we're going back, we're able to help you," Zeke said rapidly.
„Negative, your task is to destroy the breach. Gipsy Danger, prepare the attack," Pentecost ordered them categorically from the LOCCENT.
„Gipsy, brace for impact!" Tendo cried some minutes later, and the battle started between Gipsy Danger and Raiju. Scunner was covered by the darkness and waited. It wanted to attack from an ambush.
And then Tendo had a third sign.
„Move at the breach again. Holly shit, it's a category five kaiju," Tendo told. His voice was full of tension.
The third kaiju – codename: Slattern – emerged from the breach and stopped front of Striker Eureka. The monster was enormous and fearsome.
„Woah, it's…." Chuck started.
„…bloody huge!" Zeke finished.
The kaiju roared and started to attack. Striker Eureka tried to defend himself but the kaiju slammed the jaeger down to the sea floor. Striker smashed to a cliff and rocks fell on him. In the next moment Slattern landed on Striker and forced down him. The monster started to bit, scratch and tear the jaeger. Zeke and Chuck yelled with pain.
„It's killing them!" Naomi cried desperately. As she heard the two rangers' torture raised her hands to cover her ears.
„Come on, men! We have to do something!" Zeke shouted and the two rangers moved together in that instant. Striker Eureka stabbed Slattern's stomach with his sting blades. The monster's blue blood gushed out into the water. Slattern roared painfully and let the jaeger go. But Striker Eureka grabbed the kaiju immediately. Although the water slowed his strokes, Striker Eureka was able to throw punches really hard into the kaiju's head and injured stomach. Finally, Slattern was managed to escape with an unexpected move.
„Fuck it! The kaiju had done too much damage. We're still armed but our primary weapons are damaged. But the biggest problem is that the release jammed and we cannot deliver the payload," Chuck yelled, but Zeke didn't respond because they got new information from the LOCCENT.
„Striker, Scunner is getting near to you," Tendo informed them rapidly.
„Gipsy, go to Striker Eureka immediately. You have to protect him," Pentecost ordered them.
„Yes sir! Hold on Striker. We're coming for you," Raleigh said and the damaged Gipsy limped across the sea floor. She was able to kill Raiju, and injured Scunner. But during the battle she also got several wounds.
„Great! What can we do now?" Chuck asked.
„Improvise!" Zeke replied briefly.
„Improvise? Like when you lost Chrome Brutus, hmm Amarok?" Chuck asked cynically.
„Shut up, Hansen! You don't know anything about me," Zeke shouted angrily, while he was moving the jaeger's right hand backwards and touching Striker Eureka's broken angel wings and the bomb. He felt the payload moved away from its original place because the bomb holding devices also damaged. „It's our only chance," he thought.
„What?" Chuck asked amazedly.
„No wonder! You're in my brain, you know your task!" Zeke answered sharply.
Slattern was able to recover and attacked suddenly. Striker Eureka moved to defensive guard position and focused. The kaiju grabbed him and bit the metal body. Slattern made a hole in Striker's left shoulder. It was very aching but the jaeger was able to cut the monster's throat and then almost amputated its two front arms with the sting blades. Striker Eureka pushed the bleeding kaiju away. After that he grabbed the bogy strongly with his left hand. Slattern roared painfully. Striker Eureka reached back for the bomb with his right hand and then put the payload into Slattern's mouth.
„This is your ticket to the hell, son of a bitch!" Zeke cried and Striker Eureka pushed deeper and deeper the bomb into Slattern's mouth.
„We're on the edge of the breach. Throw this bastard down, now!" Chuck yelled.
„Then we do it with full force, man!" Zeke cried back and Striker Eureka kicked the half dead Slattern into the deep Mariana Trench.
„LOCCENT, we're waiting for your order when we should detonate the payload," Zeke said.
They didn't hear the answer because Scunner attacked from behind. The jaeger was crashed face down to the sea floor by the last remained kaiju. After that Scunner jumped on the jaeger's back. It forced him down and twisted his arms. Scunner held strongly Striker Eureka and started to tear the armor on the disabled jaeger's back and head.
„The hull is compromised. Water pours into the Conn-Pod. Oxygen level is critical. We're unable to fight," Chuck cried.
„Hold on Striker! We almost reached you! We can help you!" Raleigh said, but the answer didn't arrive. Just the two rangers coughing sounded from Striker Eureka's Conn-Pod.
Naomi was unable endure the tension longer. She buried her face in her hands and started to cry and pray. „My God, please save them! Please, don't take Zeke away from me! How would I be able to continue my life without him? I'm unable to live together with two ghosts in my heart. Please, save them!"
„The bomb is in! Striker, detonate now!" Pentecost cried. The answer didn't arrive, but Tendo and the marshal could see on the digital depiction that the breach collapsed some moments later.
„Mission completed. Naomi, are you there?" Zeke's harrowed voice sounded.
„Yes, I'm here," she responded desperately.
„You're safe. Start a new life!"
„Zeke, I can't do this without you," Naomi sobbed.
„I'm sorry…," the ranger said and then his voice disappeared in the endless silence. In that moment the LOCCENT lost Striker Eureka's signal.
Naomi was shocked and silent. She felt growing pain in her soul which was similar when she lost Yancy. As a final point, she felt her heart shatter into pieces again.
Gipsy Danger got to Striker Eureka the last moment. The fierce Scunner was ready to finish with Striker. But Gipsy Danger was faster than the kaiju and her plasma cannon shot and the bogy collapsed. Gipsy stopped beside the moveless kaiju and stabbed through the monster's back.
„It's dead. Mission completed," Raleigh spoke.
„What can we do with Striker?" Mako asked sadly, but then two escape pods ejected toward the surface.
„They're alive! Zeke and Chuck alive! Their vital signs are strong and stable," Tendo cried happily. People in the LOCCENT and the two rangers in Gipsy Danger heaved a sigh of relief.
„Rangers, Gipsy's structural damage is too high. You can't reach the surface safely with the jaeger. Move to the escape pods. We send the choppers for you," Pentecost said formally.