Evangelion: You Shall (not) Win This Time

Episode 10: (the) Greater Challenge of Episode 6's Altered Canon/Reflexions (and) Revelations...Oh, and Crazy Steve Too

(Warning: All intellectual properties belong to their respective copyright holders/original creators. EVA to Gainax, Reality Warpers to Yoshi3000, All Star Batman and Robin (aka "All Star Crazy Steve and Dick Greyson, Age 12 Even Though They Don't Have All the Screen Time in Their Own Comic") to Frank Miller, you get the idea.)

(Opening Theme: "Reverse/Rebirth" by Iwagana Hiroaki and Kimijima Asaya)

(General P.O.V. View)

Sundown in the more wooded areas of Tokyo 3, the perfect setting a battle between EVA Unit-01 and Desmond Bishops in his "Tokyo 3 Vigilante" disguise against the diamond shaped Angel Ramiel and its more humanoid herald. Shinji starts opening fire using a Gatling gun pulled from a fake building as Bishops begins unloading a barrage of strikes on the herald, wasting no time going to his max Kaio Ken amplification. You'd think that things would go smoothly based on what happened to the last two Angels, but this is Evangelion, when do things ever become as simple as that as the black components of both the Angel and the herald began to glow a menacing violet.

The herald proclaims "You foolish Lilim, your futile attacks have only made me and the mighty Ramiel even stronger." as Bishops responds "Well if I have to be honest, you haven't seen me at 100% yet. So I guess I should thank you for giving me the chance to finally go all out." as he began to charge up Spiral Ki and transforms into his Super Spiral form. What was supposed to be the turning point of the battle was denied when Ramiel's herald managed to show what he meant by "becoming stronger from Bishops' attacks" when it punches the level 10 Warper with enough force to send him flying into a nearby weapon storage building.

Bishops comes to almost instantly and figures things out by saying "Oh crap, you have the power to store the kinetic energy from physical melee attacks and can release it to increase the damage your attacks akin to the MCU Black Panther. Alright, let's see how you fare with an attack that I don't have to be in close range for."

Before Bishops could charge a Destructo Disc in an attempt to even up the odds, canon rears its ugly head as both Ramiel and its herald use the stored power they held to blast both Bishops and Unit-01, causing both the level 10 Warper and Shinji to shout out in agony as things for both of them slowly and painfuly fade to black.

(P.O.V. Shift: Desmond)

God. Freaking. Dammit. That has never happened before. I mean sure, I got beaten up pretty bad during a fight, but usually I wind up coming out on top in the end, but this... I just got curb stomped. When I come to, I wind up getting surrounded by not just Toji, Kensuke and Sakura, but also some new and familiar faces.

"Give him some room, he's coming to."

I finally gain enough consciousness to recognize the voice belonging to Kensuke as I ask "What the hell happened out there?" before getting an answer from Mura, who had brought some of the Dai-Gurrens with her as she says "That freak that hangs out with the Angel managed to use your own power against you. If their last attack hadn't managed to completely drain them and put 'em in stasis, you'd be dead right about now."

I ask where I am when I hear another familiar voice reply "St. Cygnus Hyoga Medical Center. Yeah, after you blacked out from the last attack you took, your buddies here grabbed you and got you here for recovery." as I look and see that the Moltar that helped me out back in my earliest days was standing there next to a version of Mercy from Overwatch. She decides to chime in by saying "Thankfully the damage done to your body wasn't too severe, otherwise we'd have to resort to cyborg conversion surgery, and according to your medical forms, you don't have someone designated as your power of attorney, meaning we can't actually perform the procedure."

Note to self: hire power of attorney in case shit like this happens to me again, but even worse. I look around the room and see that Ikari isn't there as I ask "You guys wouldn't have happened to pick up a version of Shinji Ikari from my timeline, or did NERV get to him first?"

Kensuke answers "We were gonna grab him and get him to this hospital, but NERV sent Section 2 to extract him first. Most likely, he's being treated in the medical area of their base." before asking "What do we do now?"

I quickly respond "I'm going back into town and taking care of those sumbyatches while they're still recharging. Those things have got another thing coming if they think they can get away with beating me." before Simon responds "Hold on a minute, Mura showed us the footage from round 1, and we know that they can absorb kinetic energy to use against people." as Mura adds "He's right. You need to figure out a battle plan before you go and charge into another losing battle."

It took me a few moments, but it finally sank in: if I was gonna take these guys down, I was gonna need some help. And that's when a plan started coming together.

"Alright, I think I have an idea regarding a plan. Mura, Simon, Rossiu, I'm gonna need your guys' help to beat the herald."

Before I could continue, Rossiu asks "How do you propose we assist?" as I add "Since we can't directly hit this guy using physical attacks, I was going to suggest that we try using Ki attacks. I was in the middle of charging one when I got blasted, so there might be a chance that if they can absorb those, maybe there's a chance for us to possibly overload them with energy to the point where they explode."

Mura responds "We'll help you give it a shot, kid." as Toji asks "What about us, boss?"

I respond "I'll have Ami direct you to a special training area that I frequently use when not teaching you guys. I'd rather you guys be at a higher level of power before doing this, but it's time to begin the next stage of your training: learning how to move freely within multiple amplifications of Earth's gravity."

Kensuke asks in shock "Wait, you have a machine that can simulate amplifications of Earth's gravity?" as I answer "Yes, and starting today...or tonight...whatever. Starting when we get back into town, you'll be using it to not only increase your own natural strength and Ki reserves, but also to learn a technique that can multiply your power even further I tend to use often: the Kaio Ken."

That's when Sakura asks "Wait, wouldn't make the weights we're already wearing even heavier depending on the amplification?" as I respond "Not to worry, I've already gotten ahold of modular weights for each of you. Simply set them to say...10 pounds before the Gravity amplifier activates and the amplification will take care of the rest until the gravity is returned to normal. And don't think you can get away with just setting them to just 10 pounds all the time and not adjusting them to the same weight as they'd be amplified, because I'll know."

Mura asks how much weight am I wearing currently as I calculate the totals.

"Let's see...normally I have them set to 5 pounds when in the GARD, and I'm currently working on getting 68x Earth's gravity down pat, so 5 x 68...340 pounds on each arm and leg, 1360 pounds total."

Well, that certainly got a look of shock out of my students as I answer their looks by going "Don't look so surprised, Shinji's already wearing 25 pound weights on each of his appendages since he had an early start on his training before we brought you guys in. In due time, he'll be wearing the same weight I currently am, and so will you."

Before anyone else can open their mouths to say anything else, we're all met with the sound of gun fire as I can hear someone outside of the room shout "Everyone, look out! Someone gave versions of All Star Batman and Robin Warper powers, and now they're trying to shoot up the place!"

Mura and Simon decide to deal with the problem as I step out of the room because let's face it, I wasn't gonna miss this as we eventually find the bastardizations of Batman and Robin who for the sake of preserving their legacies, we'll call these two "Crazy Steve and Dick Grayson, Age 12" armed with assault rifles as I can distinctly hear Crazy Steve shouting "Where are you goddamn people goddamn going?! I'm goddamn trying to goddamn save goddamn you goddamn people! Na na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na, I'm the goddamn Batman!" in between shots while Dick Grayson, Age 12 goes "You crazy bastard, you're gonna get us both killed, and there isn't anyone to catch me this time!" before Crazy Steve responds "Shut up, you little dumbass! I'm goddamn working goddamn here!"

Okay, I heard enough of those two to last a lifetime. Thankfully, Mura and Simon waste no time wasting those two and taking their Flames of Creation in for purification.

Thankfully that's all over as I say "So, now that that's all taken care of, am I cleared to head back to Tokyo 3 yet, doc?" as I hear Mercy go "5 more minutes with rays from my healing staff, and then you can be properly discharged."

(P.O.V. Shift: Shinji)

It's only been about an hour since I came to from that last attack, but of course Rei meets with me almost instantly after I wake up to tell me that NERV's got a new plan to beat the Angel. Of course it's just like canon: they're gonna use their new prototype beam sniper rifle to try and shoot down the Angel using power drawn from the city as ammo, and they were gonna have me on the trigger while Rei would run defense using Unit-00 and a giant ass shield. Thankfully Bishops finally recovered enough to return, claiming that he got stuck in traffic due to the damage caused in mine and Ramiel's first round.

"Unbefreakingliveable, I finish helping with evacuations, and the primary roadway to the closest Geofront entry gets blocked by collateral damage. Took me over 2 hours to find one that wasn't stuck behind a military blockade."

I can see one of the military blowhards try to explain the situation before I can hear Bishops respond "Yeah, it can absorb kinetic energy and fire it back at the attacker, Ms. Musashi kept me filled in while I was away from the base."

That's when I hear the blowhard go "Well, did she inform you about Operation Yashima?" as Bishops responds "Yes, and frankly, I'm not sure if this plan is either completely insane or absolute genius. You do realize that Positron technology is only about on par with the development of Anti AT Field tech, right?"

"Yes, but personally, I actually think it's worse since we're drawing power from the city itself to power this rifle. As far as I see it, this is a horrible idea. I mean, what if another nation sees that Tokyo 3 has no power? They could easily try and take us out without any real means to properly escort civilians to safety."

Bishops responds "I can easily see that problem, but I'm afraid that the Positron Sniper is most likely our best shot at dealing with the big guy while the vigilante deals with the smaller kaijin."

The blowhard responds "That fool couldn't beat it the first time, what makes you think he can do it now?" as Bishops answers "Because this time, he won't be alone. Let's just say that he has friends in high places."

Once ol' ironside storms off at the thought of leaving part of the problem to a guy who couldn't get it done the first time, I approach Bishops and quietly go "Where were you really? When I came to, you weren't in the same hospital room."

He answers "You really think I'm gonna let NERV doctors operate on me, let alone find out that I'm the Tokyo 3 vigilante? Thankfully my old mentor rescued me and got me to a hospital on Planet Creation before NERV could do anything. Oh and fair warning, she and a couple of members of my old training team are gonna be helping us out with this mission. We just have to wait for them to get here with proper disguises."

Of course I have to wonder about the others in our group as I ask "But what about our guys? Where are they?" as Bishops answers "I have them doing some extra training. We're gonna need them to carry out the plan I have, but I just hope that it works."

I was about question about the kind of training they were doing, but the call went out that it was time to deploy and start the operation.

(P.O.V. Shift: Desmond)

Operation Yashima has begun, and I get the call from Mura and the Dai Gurrens to signify that they could sense the Angel and the Kaijin waking up again. Well, no time like the present to fight for the future or die trying. I fly into towards Ramiel and its herald as I see that the others were already there, wearing different color versions of my Vigilante suit.

"I am surprised that you survived my last attack, Lilin filth. You even amassed a small army to fight me. A pity."

I respond to the kaijin's snark by going "You may have gotten the drop on me the first time, but now I have a plan to take you out."

Ramiel's herald replies "And just how do you intend to do that to get to my master, you weak willed fool?" as I answer "Oh, you'll see soon enough. Everyone, battle stations."

The herald readies itself into a defensive stance as we get into attack stances before I declare "Let him have it, boys and girls!"

(Track Change: "The Biggest Fight (Instrumental Version)" by Hironobu Kageyama- Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout OST)

Mura, Toji and Kensuke kick things off by launching a trio of Ki blasts at the herald, causing it to actually flinch as Rossiu hits it with a larger blast in the back. Simon and I then charge in with a double beam strike, sending the freakalope down into the ground before firing off an extra beam volley. However, the herald wasn't done yet as it slowly rose up from the ground, ready for another helping of ass kicking.

"Did you honestly think that your little attempt at an assault would be enough to stop me from protecting my master, Lilin filth?"

I respond "Honestly, I was simply using that for a warm up. I know that there's a chance that you could also absorb the kinetic energy from Ki attacks alongside physical ones, so if we can bring you down before then, I'm gonna take the chance on it. Mura, any sign of power increase in this guy so far?"

The female Majin uses the scouter built in her helmet to get a reading before replying "Doesn't look like there's any major increase yet. But I'd advise wrapping this up real quick before he can get any stronger."

She didn't need to tell me twice as I gesture Simon, Toji and Rossiu to begin another energy attack onslaught as the herald readies itself into a defensive stance. The herald was actually doing pretty well with dodging what we had to throw at him...until Ami and Sakura came out of nowhere and began a new Ki volley on its back as my group dodges before dealing out some damage of our own as Kensuke and Mura quickly join in, quickly creating a larger crater where the herald landed. I quickly ask Mura to get in another power level reading on the herald, only for her to say that it's power has increased further as it got back up once again before going "I was hoping that you fools would have restored my power to beyond it's base state with your nature of physical harm by this point, but it seems as if I have to take matters into my own hands. For the glory of my master, and that of mother Lilith, YOU DISGUSTING CREATURES SHALL NOT GET IN THE WAY OF OUR GLORIOUS TRIUMPH!"

(Track Change: "Howling Moon 2"- Blazblue Chrono Phantasma Extend OST)

And that's when it happened: Ramiel's herald not only utilized the debris from our battle, but also the energy given off by the actual Angel's attack colliding with that of the first positron sniper rifle blast to impact its own body, increasing its power exponentially. That settled it: time to really go all out on this guy.

"Everyone, charge up to full power! If you have a transformation state, use it now!" I exclaim while powering up to Super Spiral while the others either charge up their own Ki, or take on usage of the Kaio Ken at their maximum safe multiplication.

"You pathetic Lilin think that changing your appearances will be enough to stop me?" asked the herald before adding "It didn't help one of you the first time, what makes you think it'll help the rest of you now?"

Simon then responds "Because we have the power to break limits, overcome what we once were, and take our past mistakes and turn them into the stepping stones for our own evolution. You may have beaten one of us the first time, but now you're dealing with a whole squadrons worth of fighters." before Mura adds "And taking down jerks like you is just how we roll." and I proclaim "Show 'em what we mean, guys and dolls!"

(Generic P.O.V. Shift: just the fight in general)

Desmond's team and the Dai Gurrens begin flying towards the herald with Ki blasts energized. Toji launches a "Double Sunday", Kensuke and Sakura throw out a pair of "Destructo Discs", Ami, Mura and Rossiu shoot off a trio of "Spacial Beam Cannons" while Desmond and Simon prepare a dual "Kamehameha" blast, all of which hitting the herald with a surge of sheer force. But the barrage didn't stop there as every one begins forming a high speed circle of death to fire a massive volley of energy shots, leaving nothing short of a massive cloud of smoke in its wake. Meanwhile, Jessie, Gendo, Fuyutsuki, Misato, Ritsuko and the bridge bunnies watch from the safety of their base as Shigiru Aoba comments "This is some serious Dragonball Z level crap going on down there. Who do you thinks winning?"

Makoto Hyuga responds "Who cares, I'm more concerned about oh, I don't know, the big monster diamond that we're supposed to be trying to kill."

Ritsuko quickly chimes in "What's the status on the next shot being ready?" as Maya Ibuki answers "Another 50 seconds, and it'll be ready, but the battle going on out there might cause a problem if Shinji can't aim properly.", only for Gendo to respond "The boy will be able to fire perfectly fine. Unit-01 and Unit-00 will resume the mission as planned." before mentally thinking "Wonderful, there's more of them getting in the way of my plans. I have to figure out a way to deal with these vigilantes, and soon."

The fight continued to rage on outside as everyone was firing energy shots at the herald who was surprisingly tanking every shot. Bishops calls out "Focus your aim solely on the herald! We don't need to create any more debris for it to increase its power with!" as a massive dust cloud forms where Ramiel's herald stands. When the dust clears, everyone was shocked to reveal that it was still standing with barely a scratch on its body, but surrounded by a massive ring of debris, leaving Bishops to simply say "Dammit, I jinxed it, didn't I?" as Mura responds "Not gonna lie, you kinda did."

The herald begins chuckling like a madman as it then goes "I truly must thank you Lilin for your stupidity, for it has given me the means to increase my power even further. Behold the vision of your collective demise!" before charging up energy again, creating another tornado to fling the debris into its own body once again. Bishops looked on with a concealed face of frustration and anger before responding "We need to end this now! Everyone get ready to go all out on this guy. Try to find a weakness in its armor that we can exploit in order to make this easier, but don't allow it to discharge its collected energy."

Everyone responds "Right." before beginning the final charge against the energy absorbing terror with everyone searching for a weak point as they continuously counter strikes thrown against them while dishing out their own. Ami blocked a blow to the elbow when she saw what she was looking for: cracks in the armor on the herald's left shoulder before being swatted away.

"Master, I've located a weak point on its left shoulder armor. Is it possible that we can extend the amount of cracks within it to increase damage?"

The entire team manages to see it as Bishops gives the order "Target that weak point! If we can damage it enough, there might be a chance that we can reduce its rate of power increase."

(Track Change: "Fighting For Tomorrow (OC Remix)"- Overclocked Remix Final Fantasy IV OST)

Ramiel's herald shouts "I will not allow it!" Before discharging a small amount of its energy to deflect and repel the oncoming attacks coming towards it.

"You insolent Lilins have annoyed me and delayed your inevitable demise for long enough. With every last ounce of power I have within my being, I shall dispose of all of you, and then be rid of those giants combating my master so Impact can begin at last. Feel the power of all of my absorbed energy, unleashed into one final attack!"

In that moment, the herald began to charge all of its absorbed energy into a single sphere while bits of its armor began to break from the action.

Toji simply goes "Oh crap, this is bad." before Kensuke adds "How are we gonna beat this guy now, boss?" as Desmond could only assume the position for one of the most popular attacks in all of animation.

"Everyone, clear the way. I'm going to try and end things with one hit."

Simon and Mura both figured out what Bishops was planning before the Majin opened her mouth to say "Doing that alone won't be enough, but if combined with others, you just might be able to overcome that masochistic freak."

Simon then added "Feel up for a triple attack, bro?" as Bishops responds "Remind me that I owe both of you for this. Everyone, unleash your strongest attacks. We're gonna settle this with one hit. Ami, I want you to fire the Unmaker on my mark, think you can handle it?"

"As you wish, master."

With that, Bishops, Simon and Mura began charging up their combined attack while eveyone else prepared their strongest blasts to counter the herald's final move.

"Fall, Lilin sucm! "Thunder Beam of Destruction!"

"United Giga Drill Kamehamehaaaa!

"Neo Tri-Beam, fire!"

"Double Sunday!"

"Spacial Beam Cannon!"

"Inferno Fire Blast!"

The bursts of energy collided as neither attack was willing to give way to the other. Even when it looked like one side had an advantage, the other would exert an extra amount of power to level the playing field until they could gain the upper hand themselves. It wasn't until Mura did something that caught Bishops be surprise that our heroes were able to gain the key to victory: in one instance of diverting his vision from the beam struggle, Bishops could swear that Mura had been replaced with none other than Kid Buu. Knowing that he would have to ask about it later, Bishops simply put everything he had into finishing the job as his team was finally able to break through the heralds attack before he shouted "Ami, fire now!"

With one stroke of perfect timing, the Unmaker's discharge connected right at the same moment as EVA Unit-01's positron rifle shot connected with Ramiel's body while the herald's now deceased body disintegrated the remains. This battle was over as most of the bridge crew were cheering that the whole ordeal was finished while Gendo could only leave the room with a restrained look of rage on his face.

(P.O.V. Shift: Shinji)

Hahaha! They actually did it! Bishops' plan actually worked! Note to self: rewatch their fight when I get a minute and maybe pick up some new moves, but for right now, there was technically one last thing to take care of. Yes, I could've left "Rei" in that plug to die, but unfortunately, canon and my inner sucker demands I play the hero. Opening the emergency exit door, I find her still conscious in a small pool of LCL.

"You still alive in there?"

She turns to me and responds with something that kinda sent chills down my spine.

"I will survive, but during that battle, a great truth was revealed to me. And I believe you already know what that truth is."

Oh crap, she knows. But how did she figure it out? I sure as hell didn't say anything! I can't be right for sure, so I have to ask.

"Really, which truth is it that you think I know?"

She responds "Not here, I wish to speak with representative Bishops as well about it. Can you arrange somewhere for us to meet?" as I answer "I think I can work something out." Oh dear god, I am in for it now.

(General P.O.V. Shift: 2 Hours Later)

"Alright, Ms. Ayanami, what is this truth that you claim to have learned during your battle with the Angel?" asks Bishops now within the confines of his penthouse.

"The truth that I have discovered is that *this reality is one of many, that we are nothing more than the machinations of a godly being who decided all of our fates, and that I apparently have a rather...provocative fan base.*

Shinji defended himself by stating "I just wanna go on the record by saying I absolutely had ZERO involvement with this discovery, like, at all."

Bishops turns and responds "I will hear your side of the story later, but for now, I'd like to hear how Ms. Ayanami came across this knowledge."

The human/Angel hybrid clone begins her story by saying "It was during the conflict between the vigilante and his associates and the being accompanying the Angel, during their final energy struggle, I was caught with this...sensation. As if something was willing me to know about this great truth."

Inside, Bishops was mentally kicking himself, thinking of the possibility that he may have exerted excess Flames of Creation to power up his part of the final attack with those flames finding their way to Rei's entry plug before stating "It's important that you don't tell Gendo about this revelation you have discovered. If you opt to dig deeper into the timelines, you'll learn that what he secretly has planned will bring misfortune and despair to this world."

Rei simply responds "Understood." before asking "Representative Bishops, may I ask a question?" as Bishops answers "Ask away."

"If I am apart of NERV and to an extent, Commander Ikari's plans, does this mean that I am meant to bring misfortune and despair as well?"

Before the level 10 Warper can even open his mouth, Shinji answers for him: "Worse, you're self aware. You actually have the ability to alter your fate along with those around you, and that'll put a huge target on your back if Gendo ever found out."

Rei then asks "What can I do to alter my fate?" before the third child answers "You want my advice: take off. Disappear. We have the means to cover for you, so you'll be more than free to discover yourself." as Bishops adds "I can see about finding you someone to apprentice under before you go too deep into the Multiverse. If you're going to consider taking the kid's advice, you should at least know the basics and how to properly defend yourself. Is that acceptable for you, Ms. Ayanami?"

Rei simply responds that she wishes to change her fate, that she wants to become truly alive before an Order of Reality representative that surprisingly wasn't Tulio came into the penthouse asking Desmond and Shinji which one of them squealed to Rei, who responds that she discovered the secret on her own before signing the required papers handed to her and receiving her gift basket in return. The Order representative leaves as the two "seasoned" Warpers and the newly appointed one were left to consider future options. Meanwhile, within the confines of Gendo's office, the lone bastard king sits at his desk, lost in thoughts of rage and hatred.

Damn that vigilante. Him and his hired help keep getting in my way. Their continuous disruption of the events foretold in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the destruction of each of the Angel corpses continuously prevent me from putting my plan into action. I need to find a way to be rid of all of them. It's the only way for Yui and I to be truly reunited, but how? How?

It was in that moment where the soft sounds of villainous laughter disrupted the commander's thoughts as he pulled a loaded revolver out of his desk, pointing it into the darkness and declaring "Show yourself."

"My my, Gendo." said the mysterious voice as the figure slowly stepped out of the shadows before adding "I see that you're still as incompetent and quick to violence as ever." as the figure was finally revealed to be none other than Keel Lorenz himself, supposedly back from the dead.

"Mr. Lorenz. Dare I ask what brings you to our humble little city when you and the other SEELE members haven't bothered to open communications in the last few months?"

The formerly dead SEELE leader answers Gendo's question by going "One could say that I'm here on business. Said business being vengeance against someone that you and I might consider a common enemy."

Gendo simply responds "Name this so called enemy." as Keel responds "I think you actually know him, considering that he's passing himself off as your superior officer, a representative of the United Nations. You might also know him as the very same vigilante that you were just recently bitching about."

Gendo goes into partial shock as he goes "You mean that Bishops and the vigilante are..." before Lorenz responds "One in the same. However, there is more to that bastard that meets the eye, like how he is the one responsible for killing all of the other operatives and leaving me for dead. Though I suppose that it was not all in vain. After the shock that killed most of us off, something was revealed to me. Something that I would be willing to share with you...in exchange for your absolute loyalty."

Gendo then pondered his options...if only for a second for a chance to get rid of Bishops once and for all before responding "Tell me everything."

(P.O.V. Shift: Desmond (me)

Well Rei's a Warper now, and it technically was mine or one of my team members' fault. Granted, we'll have to figure out when to fish out another Rei Clone to replace the now level 4 one, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. In the meantime, everyone was celebrating Ramiel's defeat after a hard thought battle. I was busy figuring out what to do with Rei until Sakura decided to speak up about something. "Um, sir, can I ask you a question?" I get out of my mental funk and tell Sakura that she can ask away as she goes "Well I was thinking, most of the major level 10 Warper led teams have names. I mean Ryker Blackthorn has the Crystal Squadron, Kenji Blackthorn has the Outlaws, even Josho Blackthorn has his Amoral Aces. So since those teams all have names, shouldn't we have a team name too? I mean it kind of makes since if we're going to be working together that we should have something that signifies that."

She was right, I never got around to even thinking of a name to signify that I actually had a team. But then she shows off something on her phone that actually catches my eye.

"I was thinking of designing a logo along with maybe thinking up of a team name for ourselves. I mean it's only just a doodle, but I'm sure that maybe we can find someone who can do a much better job at designing it."

Her design wasn't really all that bad: a dragon flying upwards with the title "Ryujin Knights" written under it.

I respond "I won't lie, I do like this design. If you'd be open to a little bit of a name change, I think this could work."

I gather the others to show off Sakura's design while giving off the idea of a team name as they give their approval of the logo while Lyna asks "The logo is really cool, but what about a name for our team to go with it?" as I answer "Sakura's original name idea wasn't bad, but I suggested a slight alteration to help it stick. What do you guys think about going by the Knights of Ryujin?"

Kensuke gave his thoughts first by going "I like it. I mean, level 10 Warpers are basically gods among Warping, so it makes since that we fight for one." before Toji adds "I can get behind it. And before you ask, Sakura, I'm not just saying it because I'm your brother." Jessie goes "It has a nice ring to it, and if you wanted, it could be easily marketable." as the maids and Ami give their nods of approval before Shinji gives the final word by saying "Majority rules, "Knights of Ryujin" it is."

Well that settles it, looks like our team will henceforth be called the Knights of Ryujin as I turn to Mura, Simon and Rossiu before saying "Just to let you guys know, you guys along with the other Dai Gurrens are now officially part of this team too." as Simon goes "Well you know how to reach us in case you ever need backup."

There might be a few side steps that I'll have to take, but my plan is going better than expected. Tomorrow it'd be back to training for the next Angel and the arrival of Asuka, but for now, I don't see anything wrong with taking a personal day, because when the Knights of Ryujin make their official debut, it'll be nothing short of a wild ride. Now if only I could shake this strange feeling that something other than the Angels just made my plans for this world a whole lot harder to pull off.

(Ending Theme: "Aozora ni Naru" by Jin Hashimoto- Kamen Rider Kuuga OST)

Current List of Power Levels:

Desmond Bishops (me): 812,000 (Ramiel Round 1)/1,490,000(Ramiel Round 2)/23,548,000 (Max Safe Kaio Ken=x29) (Ramiel Round 1)/44,700,000 (Max Safe Kaio Ken=x30) (Ramiel Round 2) /40,600,000 (Base Super Spiral) (Ramiel Round 1)/74,500,000 (Base Super Spiral) (Ramiel Round 2)/2,000,000,000 ("United Giga Drill Kamehameha")

Tulio Rodriguez: 831,000

Shinji Ikari: 18,000 (Ramiel Round 1)/41,000 (Ramiel Round 2) (Warper Status: LV. 5)

Rei Ayanami (Rei II): 5950* (Warper Status: LV. 4)

Toji Suzuhara: 27,950 (Warper Status: LV. 5)

Kensuke Aida: 27,800 (Warper Status: LV. 5)

Sakura Suzuhara: 27,800 (Warper Status: LV. 5)

Hikari Horaki: 5.2

Misato Katsuragi: 5

Wynn Miyabi: 2784 (Warper Status: LV. 4)

Eria Aoi: 2788 (Warper Status: LV. 4)

Lyna Hikari: 2812 (Warper Status: LV. 4)

Pen Pen: 3.25

Shigiru Aoba: 4

Maya Ibuki: 4

Mokoto Hyuga: 3

Ritsuko Akagi: 4

Jessabelle Musashi: 3500 (Warper Status: LV. 4)

Fuytsuki Kozo: 3

Gendo Ikari: 6

Keel Lorenz: 40,000

Ami (Earth Dimension SJ-12639706): 42,800/85,600 (Max Safe Kaio Ken=x2) (Warper Status: LV. 5)

EVA Unit-01: 1,548,000 (Synch Rate= 49.88%) (Ramiel Round 1)/1,977,000 (Synch Rate= 50%) (Ramiel Round 2)/ 500,000,000 (Positron Sniper Shot)

EVA Unit-00: 1,900,000 (Synch Rate=31.28%)

Ramiel: Angel of Thunder: 80,000,000/500,000,000 ("Absorbed Thunder Beam of Destruction")

Herald of Ramiel: Angel of Thunder: 40,000,000/250,000,000 ("Absorption of Power Unleashed")

Mura Kage: 4,150,000/415,000,000 (True Majin Form)/2,000,000,000 ("United Giga Drill Kamehameha")

Simon the Digger: 31,000,000/930,000,000 (Max Safe Kaio Ken=x30)/1,550,000,000 (Base Super Spiral)/2,000,000,000("United Giga Drill Kamehameha")

Rossiu Adai: 28,000,000/756,000,000 (Max Safe Kaio Ken=x27)/2,000,000,000 ("United Giga Drill Kamehameha")

Dr. Angela "Mercy" Ziegler (Earth Dimension ORW-487463-Q): 480,000

Dr. Moltar: 800,000

"Crazy Steve" (Earth Dimension ASBAR-21-Q): 1,690,000

"Dick Grayson, Age 12" (Earth Dimension ASBAR-21-Q): 900,000

(Author's Notes: Well hot damn, Rei's a Warper, Keel is surprisingly still alive and is most likely gonna make Gendo a Warper (pretty much set up for the end of canon boss fight), and Desmond's team has its official name. Yeah, things are only going to get harder for the Knights of Ryujin from here on out with the Angels getting tougher and Keel and Gendo most likely hiring hit squads to try and kill them while training to do it themselves. That being said, I'd like to do something before episode 7's altered canon: I'm going to make a couple episodes that kind of tie the altered canon with the stuff from the "Girlfriend of Steel" visual novel (I never played it, but I can most certainly use the characters from it). Will Mana and her team become part of Desmond's team, or will something else happen? You'll just have to read on and find out. That being said, next chapter is going to start this little "Girlfriend of Steel" tie in mini arc with stuff for the maids to do, stuff involving Shinji and Mana, Desmond replacing the newly awakened Rei II with Rei III, and Gendo and Keel beginning their plans to get rid of the Knights of Ryujin. So until next time, DSX62415, out.)