A/N: HI GUYS! Whats up? I am so sorry it has been so long. So much has happened since my last post. Part of my lack of writing is due to a break up and the other part has to do with the fact that I'm graduating high school and things have been crazy. I have two weeks left and then I'm free. I'm so excited! I'm really glad to see people are still reading it despite the fact that I haven't updated in two months. Anyway...without further babbling enjoy this chapter and look for the next one, hopefully soon.

Chapter 15 - This Is For Real

"Do you think Ezra will be okay?" She asks, as they get strapped in.

"I'm sure he'll be just fine sweetheart. Try to focus on the task." He tells her and she nods her head. "This is for real, baby. Focus."

"Gipsy ready for the big drop!" Raleigh told Tendo and the cockpit was suddenly released. She squealed slightly at the feeling in her stomach and Raleigh just laughed at her. The landing was sudden and it jarred her body.

"Initiating drift." Tendo said and she closed her eyes to breathe. The next thing she knew she could feel her husband in her head. Their memories began to mix and meld together. She could hear his thoughts feel everything in his body and she prayed that what she was hiding would stay hidden.

"Right hemisphere calibrating. " Raleigh said, raising his arms up into a fighting stance.

"Left hemisphere calibrating." She said following his movements.

"Drift holding steady and very strong. Much stronger than the first time." Tendo told them. She looked over at her husband and smiled. This was for real this time and there was no going back. Do or die. Gipsy was moved to the loading bay and she could hear people outside the cockpit yelling orders as they hooked up the cables to carry Gipsy out of the Shatterdome. It didn't take long and soon they were hanging from 18 different military grade choppers. They could see Striker being circled by the Kaiju and her heart rate picked up. The beast was at least two times their size and moved around much like a gorilla would. The lights from the Shatterdome caught the attention of the Kaiju and it turned towards them as they were dropped from the cables. They landed in the water and took a fighting stance.

"Alright sweetheart, deep breath calm your mind. This is for real. No room for mistakes. Think of this as another spar only were on the same team." He told her and she nodded. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes momentarily, focusing on in the task at hand. She opened her eyes and gave Raleigh a nod.

The Kaiju charged forward like a football player ready to tackle his opponent. At the last second they spun out of the way and grabbed the back of the Kaiju. She focused in on the odd, ball shaped bump on its back. Raleigh caught on and with a hard tug they ripped it from the beast's back. It faced them and roared, clearly pissed off before it wrapped its arms around them. And threw Gipsy towards land like a rag doll.

She couldn't help the startled shriek that came out of her mouth as they flew through the air. Gipsy landed on its left shoulder, her shoulder and she cried out from the pain that went up her arm. But she stayed focused as they tucked into the roll and came up into a crouch as they skidded to a stop.

"You alright?" He asked her as she shocked her head to clear the fuzziness.

"Yea. Hella of a first drive." She chuckled, seeing the Kaiju climbing out of the water and onto the cargo bay deck. Despite the situation she was actually enjoying herself. The connection between her and Raleigh and the machine was unreal and knowing she was saving the Hong Kong port motivated her.

"Come on! Let's do this together!" Raleigh yelled. They rushed towards the Kaiju and at the last minute jumped towards their enemy with a metallic fist raised. The blow went to the head, knocking it to the ground. With the Kaiju stunned they grabbed one of the horns and began punch in the beast in the face repeatedly.

"Elbow rocket!" Raleigh yelled.

"Elbow rocket engaged." Gipsy's AI informed them.

"Now!" Raleigh yelled. Their arm locked into place and with the help of the elbow rocket they punched the Kaiju square in the face, knocking it backwards. As it recovered it came back at them with a crane, bashing Gipsy's left shoulder. Again, pain shot through her arm but she choked down the pain and simply pushed forward. She couldn't let Raleigh down. The kaiju then used the crane to hit them again, the left side taking the brunt of the force. Raleigh cried out and they fell back. Quick on their feet despite the massive weight they were controlling they leaned down and grabbed a handful of cargo containers in each hand. With makeshift weapons in each hand they whipped around and began punching the creature left and right. The Kaiju fell back, and they took the advantage, grabbing the beast by the underarms and throwing it.

"Hang on, Analia!" Raleigh yelled, as the Kaiju regained it bearing. She knew they had thoroughly pissed it off when it slammed both fists into the pavement with a loud roar. Yet she couldn't help the laugh that came from her throat. It reminded her of Ezra when he was throwing a tantrum and she wouldn't give in to his manipulation. Raleigh caught her thoughts and chucked before telling her to focus. It charged at them, hands grabbing onto Gipsy's shoulders as it pushed back in an attempt to get them back in the water.

"Plasma cannon, now!" Raleigh yelled at the AI.

"Plasma cannon engaged." The AI responded. Without hesitation Raleigh began firing, one shot right after the other, yelling to empty the clip. She counted each blast and smirked when he stopped after the tenth shot. The Kaiju's arm fell to the ground and he fired one last shot into the body before pushing it backwards. They disengaged the canon and began walking away from the scene.

"Wait." He stopped and turned back around to face the fallen beast. "I think this guy's dead, but let's check for a pulse."

"Good idea." She replied, allowing a small amount of sarcasm to leak through her voice even though she knew it was a good idea. They still had one more to fight and having this one coming back to bite them in the ass wasn't ideal. Five shots later the kaiju's chest cavity was completely open, exposing it's ribs. She grimaced at the sight.

"No pulse." He told her. "Come one we still have one more of these fuckers to kill." Raleigh said and she nodded in agreement. On the way into the city she convinced Raleigh to grab a cargo ship to use as a weapon. She could he felt ridiculous dragging it through the streets but when they for their target it had the desired effect. It heard them coming and pulled its head from a bunker to face them.

This bitch was huge, according to Raleigh's thoughts as they got a good look at their opponent. Otachi, as named by Tendo when they came through the breach, walked on all fours. She had two short legs in the back and two long arms in the front that ended with four digits. From where about the elbow would be on a human was webbing that connected to the beast's side, indicating that it could probably fly. To complete the grotesque body, a long tail extended from the spine that was covered with bony plates. At the end, a three prehensile pincer could be used as an extra weapon.

As if the body wasn't ugly enough the face was just that extra cherry on top to complete the terrifying masterpiece. From the cockpit, Ana could see that the beast's long neck was plated and ridged, like armor. The head seemed slightly out of proportion with a large jaw and a crest between her forehead and snout, with two extra, golden eyes on each front of the crest. The crest was curved in the front, with a long, sturdy spike protruding from the back for protection of the eyes.

"You are one fugly ass bitch." She said and she felt Raleigh's proud smirk. She followed His thoughts, and swing the boat up to hold it like a baseball bat. In sync, they swung the boat down to hit the Kaiju across the face. They continued to smash the boat into the Kaiju until the tail came around and threw it several blocks away, out of reach. Having been too focused on watching the boat fly down the street the tail caught them by surprise and Gipsy was knocked on her backside, causing car alarms to go off to their left. Analia grunted in annoyance and as they got up she crushed the car with her fist, effectively hushing the alarm. Instead of attacking, the Kaiju turned and fled into the city,disappearing before they could catch up.

"I can't pinpoint it, it's moving quick. Keep your eyes open." Raleigh instructed her as they walked through the streets in search of the beast. "Chopper, do you have a visual?" No response came through the com link, sending a red flag up in her mind. Why hasn't it responded? Raleigh had the same thought as they paused next a building with mirror like windows.

Without warning, Otachi came bursting through the building on their right. Gipsy stumbled back, demolishing the building that had been on their left on impact. Quick to retaliate, they threw punches left and right hitting the kaiju. The beast ducked their right hook went through a building, taking a few levels out and she prayed that no had been inside. The four pronged claw grabbed Gipsy's left shoulder and slammed them, face first into another building. The impact was jarring and she knew she would be sore when this was over. The kaiju spun the jaeger around into yet another building, claws on Gipsy's chest and began pushing them through the building. They came through the other side and did a backwards somersault to get back to their feet just in time to dodge a stream of blue liquid. It hit the building behind them and she grimaced as the building melted. That could have been them. Without thinking Raleigh reached down Otachi's throat as it roared. The action almost made her sick to her stomach but she held it together and trusted every action her husband made. The tail cam around and wrapped around her left arm and she grabbed it to keep it from doing any damage to Gipsy's face.

"I'll hold it! Use the coolant on the left side!" Raleigh ordered her and she exactly as she was told. She released the coolant pipes on the left side. The chemicals hit the tail and within ten second the tail was frozen over and with ease, snapped off at the base of the creature's spine. Control of the left arm went back to her and she flexed a metallic fist, making sure it wasn't too damaged.

Gipsy still had a hand down Otachi's throat and Ana knew exactly what to do. This time she guided Raleigh as she grabbed onto one of the horns and pushed back as Raleigh pulled. His hand came free, bringing the beast's tongue with it. She couldn't help but make a fake retching sound and Raleigh laughed at her. This action only pissed the kaiju off and it roared at them, some of the blue liquid to sputter out. Without warning Otachi jumped up and grabbed Gipsy around the waist with its rear claws, digging her talons into Gipsy's spine. Both pilots cried out from the shocks that went through the suits, leaving them momentarily stunned. When the Becketts could focus again, they could feel the weightlessness as they were carried through the air. As Otachi flew higher it slammed them into the roofs of the buildings, sending more electrical shorts through the suits, but not as strong. They were trying to find a way out of the creatures claws but weren't coming up with any ideas fast as they drew closer and closer to space. From this height they could see the rounded edge of the earth and the city lights from below.

"Atmosphere and oxygen levels dropping." The AI announced and she forced herself to take a deep breath and focus.

"Temperature's dropping! We're losing oxygen! Both plasma cannons are shot! We're out of options, Analia!"

"No, we're not." She said, finding another option as she flipped through the weapons options. She had found a sword and prayed to God it would be enough as she hit the deploy button.

"Sword deployment." Gipsy told her and she smirked. The blade shot out from her left wrist in a loose chain link form. Instinct took over and she cocked her arm back as if pumping the slide on a shotgun. Instantly, the links of the sword locked together forming a lethal double edged blade.

"Take this bitch." Analia cried as she guided Gypsy's arm up to slice the right wing of the Kaiju. With a mighty roar the kaiju went limp and let go of them. Together, both kaiju and jaeger began the descent back to earth.

"Altitude actuation off balance. Fifty thousand feet to ground contact." Gipsy's AI informed them as they flipped over so they were looking down as they fell. She sensation was making her stomach flip and it took everything in her not to puke in the helmet. She had never done well with drops. Whether it was a roller coaster, an elevator and or even landing in any aircraft. "Altitude loss critical. Forty thousand feet."

"Hang in there baby!" Raleigh yelled over at her, feeling her nausea. Suddenly the com links came alive and Stackers voice came through the speakers.

"Gipsy, listen to me. Loosen all the shuttle doors, use the gyroscope to balance the fall out! It's your only chance!" He ordered them and they didn't think twice as the heat from the fall began to come through the hull.

"Twenty thousand feet." Gipsy told them again.

"Fuel purge, now!" Raleigh yelled, pushing a button on the console. Instantly, the center piece on Gipsy's chest let out a blast that slowed their descent. But it wasn't enough. They were still falling.

"We're coming in too fast! We're coming in too fast! Brace for it, Analia!" Raleigh screamed. The impact sent her head flying back and she found it hard to keep the jaeger in a crouched position. "Analia, talk to me." She couldn't respond. There was no air in her lungs and she could barely think. "Analia, you ok?"

"Yeah. You?" She asked, once she had managed to catch her breath. He looked at her and nodded. A smile spread across his face and she couldn't help but smile in return. She couldn't help the laugh that bubbled out of her throat as she looked at her husband. They had successfully killed off two kaiju on their own, despite the fact that it was her first time in combat. She felt good.

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