But what were golden mechas?

Even if they belonged to only two countries, in the grand scheme of things before an alien community, they were the pride and joy of planet Earth!

Despite having comparatively clunky tech and inefficient energy manipulation systems, they were still walking nuclear reactors.

Both golden mechas suddenly gave a loud hum as the pilots unleashed their full power!

KRRRR!

Small sounds of cracking could be heard as Princess Augustine's bubble strained to keep the golden mechas in place.

Instantly, G-Drake retreated a couple hundred meters away.

"Ok this is not good. Whatever you just did, it's not strong enough to restrain them! They will escape soon! Strengthen your bubble!" I said to Princess Augustine urgently.

"Strengthen my bubble? Ha! You think I am wielding a water bubble gun? That's already my strongest cage, and its strength comes from its reaction with its target. A secondary bubble has no effect. Why are you so worried? If they escape, I'll just wrap another one around them." Princess Augustine replied dismissively.

It may sound strange, but it was at that moment that I realized one thing.

Princess Augustine, despite the incredible power she wields, was extremely lacking in battle experience.

She had no idea that her earlier success was completely due to the element of surprise. The golden mechas had no idea what was about to hit them!

But at that moment, they did.

And it would be impossible to repeat the success she had earlier so easily.

In order to even get a chancd to repeat her success, she would need to get her secondary bubbles ready and standing by around the golden mechas, ready to reapply the restraints at a moment's notice!

And even then, I doubted that it was doable. The momentum the golden mechas got after breaking through the first layer would probably destroy the second layer before it could take effect.

With chilling certainty, I realized that there was no way we would be able to restrain the golden mechas for much longer.

I sighed deeply.

So close yet so far!!

If only my red mecha core wasn't dormant. I would have definitely broken down the two golden mechas and reformed them into something easy to transport before getting the hell out of that place and hiding somewhere to slowly absorb them!

And when that happened, I would be one of the top powers of the world! But alas, it was not meant to be.

KRRRRRRRRR!

The golden mechas continued to exert their full strength on the bubble, and caused the cracks to sound unceasingly.

I opened my mouth to renegotiate with the princess. But before I could say a single word, Bruce Pang suddenly said softly.

"Chronos is on the move. It is... coming this way."

"Excellent! Let's just escape!!" I cried out. I actually had enough of the adventure, and wanted to slowly consolidate my gains first.

Without my red mecha core, I was just a hopelessly thick skinned little kid incapable of combat against powerful mechas!

However, my story would be a boring one if there are only so many twists and turns.

And if I have to say, my story is extremely exciting.

The biggest twist of my little undersea adventure had just arrived.

"Whoa! Kiddos! I thought that I just pulled off the greatest feat in all of human history by capturing a full grown blue dragon! But what the hell! You both somehow managed to capture two golden mechas?? Are you freaking kidding me?? How the hell did you two do it!" A familiar but much more energetic voice than usual rang out in our comms.

"You managed to capture the blue dragon??" I shouted back in surprise. With the blue dragon and a little negotiating with the Princess, we should have enough firepower to take down the two golden mechas!

"Hahahahahahahaha! Who do you think I am? Of course I managed to do it! I enslaved the damned lizard and took most of its treasure with me! We are rich! We will soon become a superpower like the Americans and Europeans!" Came the Ancestor's smug voice.

"Good!" I quickly replied. "Prepare for battle! The two golden mechas are about to break free of their restraints!"

"WHAT THE HELL?" Came his indignant shout. "Why do such a half assed job on two god damned HEAVY GOLDEN MECHAS?!?! How many times must I tell you, never attack a stronger enemy unless you have absolute confidence in winning!!"

But I ignored him and turned my attention to the Princess.

"Your part of the deal failed. And you heard the old man, he got the dragon and its treasure. Help us deal with the golden mechas, and you can take the next energy core we find among the dragon's treasure." I said to Princess Augustine.

"Deal." She immediately agreed and tossed the energy core back at me.

Right on time.

CRACKKKKKK!!!!!

The restraints on the two, nearly three hundred meter tall golden mechas finally broke!

Without a single moment's delay, the two golden mechas immediately attacked us.

Imagine that you are back in your childhood at say, five years old. Can you remember that far?historical

Remember how small, weak and vulnerable you were?

And now imagine that you're standing in the middle of a highway, and the biggest, sturdiest Rolls-Royce container truck was trumpeting its horn and speeding towards your five year old self at two hundred kilometers an hour.

No, make that two Rolls-Royce container trucks.

That was exactly how we felt in the thirty meter long G-Drake when the two three hundred meter long golden mechas finally burst into action and came at us.

"Old man! Get your damned dragon to hold back the golden mechas! We won't be able to resist both of their all out pissed off attacks at the same ti-"

Whoosh!!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMM!!!

The loudest underwater collision to ever happen in the history of the world probably took place at that moment as the blue dragon threw itself at the two golden mechas and crashed into them!