Jayr POV - Earth, Gekion - 1007 AFA-SW

  Calmly sitting in my Cratergann's open cockpit, I tio watch the ongoing fight between the Eastern Human Eradication Army led by General Thymilph, and the budding rebellion against the Beastman currently led by the Gurren Brigade uhe and of Kamina, from the top of a nearby mountain, close enough so that I quickly a case something goes wrong, but with enough distahat makes it difficult for ao notice me.

  Right now, the Gurren Lagann piloted by Kamina and Simon, is about to face alohe huge mobile battleship Dai-Gunzan, and the bined might of its army of Gunmen.

  Soon, I hear Thymilph's voice as he says, "You human scum are too carefree. You've ahe Spiral King. I've e to pass judgment on you in the name of the Spiral King!"

  At the same time, I notice that the Enkidu piloted by Viral, is retreating bato the Dai-Gunzan's right foot, probably to reach the battleship's hangar and e out of the deck to take advantage of the high ground.

  Meanwhile, in respoo Thymilph's decration, Kamina yells back, "Is that so?!" but before he could say or do anything else, all the ons of the Dai-Gunzan focus their fire on the Gurren Lagann, upturning the earth as the explosion raise a huge cloud of dust ahe Gurren Lagann flying and then crashing on the ground.

  I look at the se of the Gurren Lagaing up and recklessly rushing toward the hill-like battleship only to be sent once flying by another round of shells again and again, at the same time, Thymilph ughs out loud and says, "Hua, ha, ha! Behold, human scum! No matter how good you've bee at piloting a Gunmen... You're pletely iive against this Dai-Gunzan."

  Meanwhile, looking at this se, I shake my head and mutter, "That is way too reckless... He should've first found a way t it down by fog on one of its legs while taking advantage of its smaller size and higher agility..."

  Soon the cloud of dust clears and I see the figure of the Gurren Lagann still standing with its arms crossed to defend against the volleys shoot by the Dai-Gunzan's on, at the same time, Kamina asks with bravado, "Who's the iive ohat didn't hurt at all. Don't take Gurren Lagann lightly!" and tries to take a step forward, but the mecha falls on its knee uo move, because of the heavy damage on its left leg.

  Kamina POV - Earth, Gekion - 1007 AFA-SW

  'Damn it!', looking at the huge enemy in front of me I 't help but curse while searg for a way out of this situation, 'Right now we 't afford to retreat! If we do we'll bee an easy target at their merot only that but Yoko and the others will also bee defenseless... Right now all the enemy fire is focused on us so they are safe, but ohey don't focus on us anymore, they will be the , I 't allow that!'

  At the same time, I hear Viral's voice as he mocks me, "What's wrong? Is that all you've got?" followed by Yoko who frantically yells into her unication device, "Give up already! Don't you uand you're damaged?" after her, even that big forehead kid Rossiou says something, "Kamina-san! Listen to us areat!" and even Simon adds, "I agree. This time it's really bad" and I 't help but think, 'They all don't uand! We 't retreat now!!'

  Then I try to instill ce and fiden Simon and the others by yelling, "Stop screwing around!" then I move Gurren-Lagann to push the Gsscutter into the ground and use them to try to stand up, and tinue my speech, "Never rureat, or turn back... That's Simon's and my rule!" and as Yoko yells, "Kamina!" I shut them down with, "End of discussion!"

  At the same time, I grip Gurren's haighter as I try to focus all my fighting spirit into moving the Gurren Lagann while thinking, 'We 't retreat!! If the fighting spirit allowed Gurren to move once, for sure it do the same again! Don't give up, Kamina! Remember like Simon back then! Don't give up and you will find a way out of this! Even if you have to force it through sheer willpower alone!!' and suddenly the s starts treen.

  Jayr POV - Earth, Gekion - 1007 AFA-SW

  A smile forms on my face as I look at the Gurren Lagann as it starts to shine in the usual green light that represents the Spiral Power, and soon the Spiral Power of Simon and Kamina s around the damaged leg of Gurren Lagann aores it into its perfect dition, but I instantly notice the fw, 'That is only a temporary fix... As soon as they divide et out of the fight, Gurren's leg will go back to being damaged.'

  Now that is ba fighting dition, the Gurren Lagann once more rushes toward the Dai-Gunzan running u, that in respo resumes its full-bst barrage, but this time, Kamina and Simon are able to dodge the various shells and explosions as they tio run uhe battleship.

  Then ing up with a new reckless pn, Kamina stops the Gurren Lagann in front of the Dai-Gunzan and stands still, making Viral question him, "What's the matter? Giving up already, humans?" at the same time, the battleship shoots the still Gurren Lagann with a focused fire of its on.

  The trated fire explosion is s that it causes a mushroom cloud of cloud of debris, smoke, and densed water vapor, plus a flying Gurren Lagann, which used the explosion to its advao project itself so high in the air that finally nd on the Dai-Gunzan's deck.

  But as it is still falling toward the Dai-Gunzan, Viral, who seems to think that they are just powerlessly falling toward the groued, ents, "You're quite persistent for humans. In the end, you're just like a lightless ntern. Dai-Gunzan will reduce you to ders before you hit the ground."

  But as Gurren Lagann turns itself in mid-air and directs its fall toward the battleship, he excims in surprise, "Ridiculous!!" and Thymilph ands, "Fire! Fire! Fire!", and quickly they shoot everything at the falling mecha.

  In respohe Gurren Lagann keeps accelerating while dodging the tless shells and sickles thrown by the Enkidu, and thanks to a few random shots that hit true, it bees lit up in fmes and takes a kig stance as Kamina yells, "Haaaaa! Bzing men! Fming Chariot... KIICK!!" hitting Enkidu and burying it into the Dai-Gunzan's deck.

  Meanwhile, I notice that the Dai-Gunzas arms to unch 3 Gunmen into the dry ravioward the rest of the group, and looking closely I see that they are 3 Gozus that are probably sent there to capture them so as to force Kamina and Simon to surrender, or more simply to deal with them and making sure that no human escapes.

  I'm about to rush over ahem deal with them, but I sense one of the humans that has started to awaken his Spiral Power quickly approag their position and calcute that he is going to make it in time, I just stay here a ready to a case something goes wrong.

  And indeed, soohree Gozus are quickly destroyed by an agile yellow Guhat quickly falls on the Gozu in the middle crushing it, then as the other two attack it with their cudgels, it jumps away and makes the Gozu destroys themselves in friendly fire.

  The new Gunmen has a quite peculiar shape, it reminds me of a cross star with front and back horns and mean-looking red eyes, that is the King Kittan piloted by Kittan Bachika, the third human able to awaken his Spiral Power and the sed that stole a Gunmen and became its pilot after Kamina.

  (Image Here - King Kittan)

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  [colpse]Fog ba the Gurren Lagann's situation, I see the mecha turn toward the bridge of the Dai-Gunzan and hear Kamina's voice as he asks, "So... You're the big boss, eh?" and on top of it, I see an imposingly rge, well-built, armored warrior with goril features and skin, that replies, "Yeah!"

  He wears blue metallic armor with pointed shoulder pads and a skirt, blue metal gaus, blue metallic shows, and a blue hat, he also wears a red armored c on his left arm and wields a rge iron hammer, he is Thymilph the general at the and of the Eastern Human Eradication Army.

  (Image Here - Thymilph)

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  [colpse]Seeing the ander of his enemies in person, Kamina mocks, "So, you finally came out to see me, eh?" to which Thymilph ignores and introduces himself, "I am one of the Spiral King's Big Four... The Crashing Ohymilph-sama!"

  And in response, Kamina yells, "Heh! I don't kno about this "Big Four" but open your ears and listen up!" then Gurren Lagann raises its right arm and points at the sun with its finger as Kamina tinues, "I'll grab the bzing sun with hand...", then closes its fist, "Ehe intense heat..." then move the fist in front of its face as Kamina cludes, "And opeh for man to walk. The great Kamina-sama... is ME! You'd better remember me!!"

  Then Gurren Lagann jumps toward the bridge ready to hit it with the drills ing out of its forearm, but at the same time, I cover my face with my right palm, let out a sigh, and mutter, "... He fot about the arms... the Dai-Gunzan isn't as defenseless as it appears up close..." and ihe moment, the Gurren Lagann is spped by the huge right hand of the Dai-Gunzan, and start to wildly spin in mid-air.

  But the Dai-Gunza stop there, and with the other hand it hits the Gurren Lagann once more to make it jungle in the air long enough, at the same time, Thymilph says, "I won't let you spit anymore of that talk on my deck! You are in much more danger here! Muhaha!!"

  And the Dai-Gunzan start to cp its huge hands to try to crush the Gurren Lagaween them a few times, then it grabs the abused mecha by its legs using its finger and starts to pull as Thymilph says, "Hahaha! I'll rip you apart!"

  I calmly look as the Dai-Gunzan tries to rip the Gurren Lagann's legs apart, and it seems that is also about to succeed, but soon, two rounds fired from the dista the Dai-Gunzan's hand breaking the Gurren-Lagann free from its clutches, that then it falls ba the deck of the battleship.

  The one who fired those shoot is a small sized light blue tank-like Gunman with a on on top of its head, which fires explosive solid rounds, if I remember well, its name is Dayakkaiser and is piloted by Dayakka Littner, a fellow vilger of Yoko Littner.

  (Image Here - Dayakkaiser)

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  [colpse]Soon a male voice is heard from the Dayakkaiser that says, "Take this ce to escape!", and hearing that, I shake my head and mutter, "They are truly still too green... If the Gurren Lagareats now they will all bee easy targets, as the Dai-Gunzan's firepower is way too overwhelming..."

  Meanwhile, King Kittan appears o Dayakkaiser and yells, "The Bck Siblings' Kittan is here too! Sorry to keep you waiting, Kamina!"

  Of course, in respoo that Gurren Lagann looks at it for a few seds in silehen it tilts its head, and Kamina's voice is heard as he asks, "Who're you?" upsetting Kittan who yells back, "It's Kittan-sama! Have you fotten already!?"

  Soon, Thymilph's patience runs out and he yells, "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" and the Dai-Gunzan starts to focus its on on the newly arrived Gunmen f them on defending Yoko and the others from the explosive shells, meanwhile dozen of Gunmen e out on its deck of the battleship and start to surround the Gurren Lagann that starts to get beat up by them and the arms of the Dai-Gunzan, until it is blown away from the dack by a strong bad sp of the huge battleship.

  Kamina POV - Earth, Gekion - 1007 AFA-SW

  As we are quickly falling toward the ground, I hear Simon's voice as he calls me, "Aniki!" making me reply, "What?"

  Then Simon says, "We should escape like Yoko says!" hearing that, I ask, "What?! Are you scared!?"

  Simon quickly replies, "Yeah, I'm scared! I'll do whatever it takes if it means bringing you back alive! Because there are people waiting for us! Aniki!"

  Hearing that I fall into silence for a few seds, then just as we are about to crash on the ground, I finally decide to tell Simoruth and mutter, "We 't"

  The moment, we crash on the ground with such force that Gurren Lagann bounces off a few times before finally stopping, then I tio expin, "Look, Simon! If we run, we'll still be a target. Either way, as long as we 't stop that monster's legs, there's no way we win this battle!" at the same time, that huge monster tio slowly advaoward us.

  Hearing my expnation, Simon mutters back, "That might be true but..."

  Then he falls into silence for a while, until his image appears on the s as he asks, "Aniki, let me try something!" hearing that, I raise my head and ask, "What?" but Simon simply says "Trust me"

  I look at his fident face, and once more, all the doubts and fears I'm fag fade away as I see that spark of greathat was always hidden within him, reveal itself in his fident gaze.

  Thrusting my partner's power, I y eyes a go of Gurren's and, then crossing my arms I use my usual too inspire even more fiden him and show my blind trust in his capabilities, and with a smile I decre, "Very well. I'm leaving this battle to you!"

  In response, Simon nods and says, "Right!" theakes trol of Gurren Lagann, making it run away from the monster behind us, fog on dodging all the artillery fire that it shoots at us, but at the same time, I notice that from time to time, Simon is also shooting some drill but it isn't aiming at the enemy, but instead, he is aiming at the ground, moreover, he is clearly leading it toward a certain point, as he isn't running in a straight line, but in a circur one, until we find ourselves with our back fag a dead end, a cliff edge.

  But despite the dire situation, I remain calm, as I'm sure this is all going acc to Simon's pn, but our ehink that the victory is in their hands.

  Viral starts to ugh as he says, "Hahahaha... It's over..." but a fident Simon quickly adds, "For who?" and they finally notice all the drills plunged into the ground all around them f a huge circle.

  At the same time, I see Simon lig his lips, and the enemy ander's voice as he asks, "You human scum... What's the meaning of this!? I'm going to crush you!!"

  Meanwhile, the gigantimen starts to once again rush toward us, but Sims out the drills from Gurren Lagann's right forearm and makes them quickly spin, then he makes Gurren Lagann sm its fist into the ground, instantly causing a rea.

  The ground all around the Dai-Gunzan starts to crad break as a green spiral pattern appears in the glowing cracks, then the ground us enormous feet gives away, and they start to fall into the deep abyss that just formed, at the same time, Viral's face appears on the s as he yells, "Kamina, you bastard!" but with a smile, I only say, "It wasn't me."

  It doesn't seems that he got my message as he keeps yelling as the battleship falls into the abyss, "You naked apes, don't think this is over! You've only seeip of the Dai-Gunzan's true potential! You only turhe capital's power onto itself! Listen up! We'll be baorrow! Prepare yourself for it!"

  Once he is doh his yapping, I open a unication el to Simon and say, "As expected of Simon the Digger! You ain't bad!"

  A smile forms on my face as I look at the happy smile that forms on his tired face, then we walk back to the rest of the group, and see a surprise waiting for us there.

  There are seven new Gunmen waiting for us, and seeing that, Simon excims, "Aniki!" soon Kittan's face appears on the dispy as he asks, "Whaddya think? We took trol of Gunmen from all over the pce. After hearing rumors about an idiot that fought with a Beastman and stole its Guhese guys have been gathering! Your idiocy has bee a legend."

  At the same time, a proud smile forms on my face as I see the fg with the Gurren Brigade's emblem, a fming red skull with shades identical to mine, swaying in the wind.

  Jayr POV - Earth, Gekion - 1007 AFA-SW

  Seeing the fight between the Gurren Brigade and the Human Eradication Army end just like I remember and Kamina and Simon rejoin with the rest of the group, plus a few new additions, I let out a sigh of relief and mutter, "Good I didn't have to ad reveal myself... Now the easy part of my pn ended, and the difficult one will start..."

  Then I grab one of the fruits that grow on the Nymph's tree and bite into it, making its delicious sweet fluids flow into my mouth, I tio think about the rest of my pn, 'Now I have to find a way to make Kamina die in the battle without actually killing him... There are two reasons for this, first, his death is the trigger that will start Simon's growth into the warrior and leader he o be, and as much as I dislike making someone gh the suffering of losing a loved o is necessary for the greater good... And sed, and most important reason, it is because I don't want to resurreyone in this Universe such a powerful act could easily catch the attention of the Anti-Spiral and force it to act...'

  Then as I eat the fruit, I tinue my thought process, 'And as much as I dislike to admit it, I'm nowhere strong enough to face that monster yet... Yes, if I use all my power I easily destroy an Universe... But the Anti-Spiral is able to easily create aroy a Multiverse if it wants to! And catg its attention before I'm even ready to face it is a sure way to an early death... And a true camity for the people living on this p... And while I probably escape from it, the people living here 't and I won't be able tive myself if something like that would happen...'

  Doh my snack, I close Cratergann's cockpit and with it, I quietly follow after Kamina and Simon's group uo find the perfect ake my move, and notice that they are moving toward a nearby forest.

  In fact, it's the same forest where I appeared after I used the Perceptual Teleportation, and ohere they start to build a makeshift camp, lighting up a fire as night is quickly approag, and using the Gunmen as some kind of tent, while Kamina and Simon with Leeron Littner check over the damaged leg of Gurren that like expected reverted back to its damaged state once Simon's Lagann separated from it.

  After that, they all gather together, and I focus my gaze on the most important people among them, one is a tall and well-built young man, with short, blue, spiky hair and wearing his trademark red suhat cover his red eyes, his skin is tan, and he has blue-ish tattoos along both of his arms which extend to his shoulders and his upper back, he is obviously Kamina.

  (Image Here - Kamina)

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  [colpse]The other is a short young man with wild dark blue hair, deep indigo eyes, and a lightly tanned baby face which may have not been so bad, if it isn't for the rest of his body which makes him look youhaually is. He is, of course, the main character, Simon, the man that if everything goes as pnned is going to bee the stro being in this Universe.

  (Image Here - Simon)

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  [colpse]While I was cheg them, the newers start to introduce themselves oer ahen Kamina says, "All right! All right! Gd to work with you!", and jumps on one of Dayakkaiser's legs and start his speech, "For the time being, you guys! You came together nicely! That big ass Gunmen from today... It's definitely gonna move tomorrow. When it es... how about... We steal that big-ass Gunman?"

  And while everyone shows some fusion and insecurities, Kamina tinues with a big fident smile on his face, "We're gonna take it! So from tomorrow onwards, it'll be our fortress! Are you with me?"

  Kamina successfully ighe fighting spirit of all of the newers, as I clearly hear their excited shout of approval, then Kamina tinues, "We've stolen Gunmen from the Beastmen and e this far, so there's nothing to fear!" and once more, most of them agrees with aed shout.

  Then a timid Simon asks, "But how will we do it, Aniki?" Kamina simply points at Simon and says, "Well... Yonna do it!" which stuns Simon who asks once more, "Eh!? M-me!!?"

  After that, Kamina tio talk with the others to get to know them a little more, then everyone separates themselves to prepare for tomorrow.

  After some time, Simon and the others are in one of the tempuents studying their pn of a, and finally, the perfect occasion to make my move finally es as Kamina is now alone calmly sitting on top of Gurren looking at the bright moon in the sky.

  I quickly take advantage of this moment and input my Spiral Power into Cratergann that under my and shoots out a small, basically microscopic Spiral Ball from its index finger, it basically smaller than a fly, so small that in this darkness 't even be seen or noticed.

  Then I take trol of the nano Spiral Ball and make it fly toward Kamina, and focus all my senses on him, soon I sense a new presence, and looking at it, I realize that it is Yoko Littner, a beautiful young woman with thigh-length red hair that she only ties in a ponytail with bangs hanging on the right side, rge amber eyes, a curvaceous figure, a big butt, and very rge but only partially covered breasts.

  She wears a bd red fme-patterned bikini top with bck shorts, a white studded belt, pink thigh-high socks, and white, usually unzipped mid-calf boots designed with red fmes emerging from the soles.

  Yoko also had a piece of signature headwear in the form of a white cracked skull hair accessory on the left side of her head as well as two yellow chopsticks that kept her hair up.

  (Image Here - Yoko Littner)

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  [colpse]When Kamina opens his mouth to speak with Yoko who just reached him, I uand that my moment has e and urge the Spiral Ball to rush into his mouth, then quickly and carefully guide it down his throat, through the esophagus, and into the stomach.

  Ohe Spiral Ball reaches the stomach, I let out a sigh and mutter, "Good news, now that the Spiral Ball is in Kamina's stomach I use it to heal him from any damage, and even keep him barely alive in case he loses half of his body by keeping him in a death-like state... Bad news, I have to stantly ched trol the Spiral Ball to make sure that Kamina does it by natural means or doesn't get pushed out in case he is wounded iomach area... This is going to be a long night..."

  At the same time, I focus ba Kamina that is now talking with Yoko, "It's a nice moon, eh? Just looking at it satisfies me about why we came to the surface"

  Then an awkward silence falls betweewo and after a few moments, he says in a serious tone, "We are gonna win. We 't let it go on like this. We have to capture their ons, capture and capture them again. We have to kick their asses till they stop ing after us! Y'know... Simon, Big Forehead, Gimmy, and Darry... Don't you want the brats to live without fear?"

  Hearing his speech, a moved Yoko says, "Kamina..." and Kamina keeps his gaze on the moon and quickly asks, "What?"

  Then Yoko tinues, "You have a brain after all." hearing that Kamina turns around and says, "Hey! Who do you think I am?"

  Yoko looks at him and quickly replies, "Kamina, Gurren Brigade's tenacious demon leader, Kamina." but Kamina quickly yells "Wrong!"

  Then he spreads his arms wide and says, "Not Gurren Brigade... It's Dai-Gurren Brigade!" as he says this, he looks at all the Gunmen in front of him and the people that chose to follow him in this crazy adventure.

  Looking at this se, I 't help but think, 'Oh God... Is this the cssic dramatient before the battle where the love is talk and fess to each other?'

  Meanwhile, hearing that Yoko smiles, but theurns serious and adds, "But ohing... Don't ever be reckless again like today! Up until now, no matter how reckless you've been... the numbers were always even. I thought because it's you, it'll work out. But this afternoon was different. That reckless behavior wasn't harmless. It was just pointless! You just dive in without thinking about the sequences. If Simon wasn't there, you really might've been killed!"

  They look at each other for a few seds in silehen she says, "I... For some reason, I was scared."

  And silence more falls between them, and it seems that Yoko is about to fess but just at this moment, a volo in the distance suddes stunning them.

  Meanwhile, looking at all this, I have the sudden urge to sing the opening song of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans, "Raise y... Koe no kagiri. Koe no kagiri. Koe no kagiri sakende! (Raise y. Keep screaming. Keep screaming. Keep screaming. Until your voice gives out!)..."

  Odyin