Simon’s first thought after he’d combined Gurren Lagann was to check his radar for any major disturbances. It only took a moment for him to note the position of a seriously powerful presence, and though he wasn’t quite sure just what it was, he knew he had to at least check it to make sure it wasn’t the enemy.   Regrettably, after leaping through space to shorten the amount of time required to get there, Simon’s optimism fell short.   Far from someone who was fighting to protect the Hive, it was an army that was destroying the city. He knew immediately that they were nothing more than invaders from the other side.   Drills popping out from the wrists of Gurren Lagann, Simon repeatedly peppered them all with bullets that were a meter or so in width. Adding onto that, he pushed himself further to add a probability manipulation factor to them--they would negate any possibility of defense. Though he wasn’t trying to be harsh on them, he had an obligation to protect those they were attacking.   He flew to the front of the force, and made his goal clear, pointing directly at the one who seemed to be leading the force.