The universe had been saved from the threat of the Anti Spiral race and Simon and Nia were at the altar saying their vows . "I do." They both said. Simon kissed Nia but just as they came apart, Nia started to float and fizzle out into sparkles of light.

"Do you really have to go? You can't stay a little longer?" Simon asked resignedly though there were tears in his eyes. Nia then smiled at him. It wasn't a sad smile though, he noticed. She didn't have any tears either. She kept floating upwards still holding on to his hand.

"Come find me, Simon. What is your drill meant to do?" She replied.

"What? I don't understand. My drill?" He asked frustrated and confused.

"I'll be waiting, my love." She kissed him again and then fizzled out into a million sparkles of light.

Simon opened his eyes. He was back in his house in his bed at 2:40 A.M. Again. This recurring dream/nightmare had been going on for so many weeks Simon couldn't even remember when he had had a different dream. The words kept echoing in his head like a swarm of angry bees urging him to pick up his drill and take action.

"Come find me." She had said. "I'll be waiting." He knew it was just a dream, but he couldn't help but feel like it was real. He kept thinking back on her words.

"What is your drill meant to do?" Realization struck him and he threw his covers off and jumped off his bed. He threw on his clothes and took Gurren into the air. He called Rossiu, Viral, and Yoko to meet him in the park to tell them some very big news that absolutely could not wait.

"What??" Rossiu exclaimed dumbfounded. "You want to do what??" The others were speechless.

"I want to travel to a parallel dimension. That's where Nia is. That's where Kamina is." He said looking at Yoko. "I know I can do it! We traveled to the Anti Spiral home world using a ring! If I just think about Nia hard enough or get a drill big enough then I can do it! I can break through this universe to where Nia is!" He said excitedly to the others. Yoko put a hand on his shoulder.

"Simon, as much as we want them back, they aren't going to come back. Ever. We just have to accept it and move on. I thought you knew that." Yoko said trying to comfort him. Simon put his hand on their shoulders this time.

"Guys! Are you still asleep?! Wake up! This is us we are talking about! We teleported to the space between dimensions using a RING! We escaped the multidimensional labyrinth with willpower! Heck, we did everything through willpower! It's like Kamina said. Kick logic to the curb and do the impossible! My drill is going to be the one to pierce the heavens. Mine is the drill that will break a hole in the universe and find Nia. She's not dead. I will find her! Even if it takes me the rest of my life I will find her!" He yelled. The three of them just stared at him like he was crazy.

"You'll need a massive amount of power." Rossiu finally said. Everyone turned to look at him.

"You can't be serious, Rossiu." Viral protested.

"He can do it. He can break through. But I'm not sure if he can get back. In theory, he would either need to find a dimension whose Earth has the technology to send him back to this dimension, or keep punching your way through dimensions until you reach us, but that would take too much power and too much time since there are theoretically an infinite amount of dimensions created every second." Rossiu said contemplating. Yoko shook her head and sighed.

"You gotta be kidding me. Alright. Let's do it. Let's go find Nia. But what'll we do if in one of these parallel dimensions, we see Kamina? Or any of the others who died? Or even ourselves?" She asked.

"Well. It certainly can't be good. The dimension might implode, you might cease to exist, or absolutely nothing would happen that would be of consequence. Nobody has done this before or even wanted to." Rossiu explained becoming more and more annoyed due to the fact that he was up so early in the morning.

"No. Absolutely not. I do not enjoy the thought of going to some crazy other dimension where there could be another Anti Spiral, another me, another you, another Kamina!" Viral protested and crossed his arms. But a fiery passion burned in Simon's eyes and in his heart. He looked to the stars and he saw something. It was hope.

"Viral, I'm sorry to say, but I wasn't planning on taking you anyways." Simon said chuckling. "There's only room for me and a co-pilot in Gurren Lagann. I doubt we would be able to take anything bigger into another dimension without causing massive panic. I brought you three here for a specific reason. Rossiu, I need you to stay here in case I don't make it back. Viral, I need you to command the fleet. Yoko," He said turning to the red head. "Yoko, I need you to come with me. Even I need someone to watch my back. This isn't something I should go solo on. Can I count on you?" He asked seriously.

"Of course you can. What? Did you think I was gonna let you go it alone where there are an innumerable amount of variables that we can't possibly account for?" She punched him playfully in the arm.

"That settles it then." Simon replied with a wide smile. Rossiu, when can you prep Gurren Lagann for transdimensional travel?" He asked.

"I just informed Leeron and he said he could have it done by lunch." He replied.

"Excellent! Yoko, pack your stuff. We're going to go get Nia back!" He shouted and punched the air. "Whether it be time or space, no matter the distance, no matter who stands in our way! We will tear through the very fabric of the universe and weave our destiny with it! Just who the heck do you think I am? I am Simon the Digger! Leader of the mighty Dai Gurren Dan! We are the ones who took back the surface of the earth! We are the ones who stopped the moon from falling! We are the ones who surpassed the entire Spiral Race and defeated the Anti Spirals once and for all! And now, we are going to get Nia back because she's not dead. Not while I still breathe! Because THAT'S how Team Dia Gurren Dan works! We will stop at nothing until we are all safe and back home. That's the least we can do for those who sacrificed themselves for us. Ensure that those who are still living continue to live, no matter how far away they are or seemingly impossible it is to get to them. In the immortal words of my big bro, 'Go beyond the impossible and kick reason to the curb! Whether it's impossible or laughable this is the path that all great men walk! If there' a wall in our way we'll break it down! If there's no path we will make it with these hands! The magma in our heart is blazing like flames! Everlasting combination Gurren Lagann! Who the heck do you think we are?! Believe in yourself. Not you who believes in me, not me who believes in you. Believe in you who believes in yourself! Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann! Isn't your drill the one that pierce the heavens, the earth, and through to tomorrow?' It sure is bro." Simon said smiling.

"You even sound like him." Viral teased Simon rolling his eyes at him. "That is exactly the kind of speech Kamina would make."

The next day, all of Kamina City gathered around Gurren Lagann awaiting their hero to deliver his farewell speech. Suddenly, Simon was atop Gurren Lagann's head with Yoko wearing Kamina's cape.

"Everybody!" He yelled. "Yoko and I are going to go rescue a friend of mine from another dimension! True, we have been to the space between dimensions but no man has ever made it into another dimension. Naturally, I have no idea when we will return. It could be months, years, decades, heck, it could even be a century if something weird happened. After all, I am punching a hole in the fabric of the universe itself." He chuckled. The mass of people murmured about themselves in a hushed and worried manner. "Oh come on. Have a little faith in me people." He pointed to the sky silhouetted by the sun. "Mine is the drill that will pierce the heavens!" He shouted over the voices of the crowd. Sunlight glinted off of his sunglasses to the pointy end of them and sparkled. The mumbling stopped and was replaced by applause and cheers from them all. This was one of their heroes and they knew that he could do anything no matter how absurd, how ridiculous, or how impossible. Because Team Dai Gurren Dan would either find a way or make their own way to their goal. That was how they worked. Simon and Yoko got into Gurren Lagann and prepared for lift off. They were strapped to a rocket to help them get out of orbit to save their strength. The rocket blasted off and soared high into the sky in a blaze of glory. All of Kamina city cheered and waved their goodbyes along with Leeron, Viral, Rossiu, and the rest of the team. As the rocket blasted through the atmosphere and on into the vast expanse of space, Simon hit the release button on the straps holding Gurren Lagann in place and they flew into the inky star-filled cosmos.

"Alright Simon," Leeron said over the comms system. "You need to think about Nia harder than you ever have. You need to think about EVERYTHING about her in order for this to work. While we have gone to the space between dimensions, that was only halfway to another dimension technically. So think about her with all her might. What is the reason that you are going to do the impossible to get her back?" He asked. Simon didn't even have to think about the answer to the question.

"I'm getting her back because I need her. Because she's out there somewhere waiting for me to come rescue her. I'm doing the impossible because Nia Teppelin is the love of my life. Her beauty, her charm, her wit, her loyalty, courage, smarts, kindness, innocence, strength, everything! I need her back. And she needs me. Team Dai Gurren doesn't leave anyone behind! Not while these lungs suck air! Not while I still have a pulse! As long as I have the ability to think, I will not stop, I will not break, I will not fail until Nia is safe in my arms again and back home where she belongs. I can feel she is still alive! I can feel her heart is somewhere out there, longing for me to get there! We shall break down any wall that stands in our way and we shall defeat all who would stand against us to get her back! Just who the heck do you think I am! I am Simon the Digger and I will never rest until Nia is safe! Take away Gurren Lagann and I'll fight you myself! Take away my drill and I'll dig with my bare hands! Take away my hands and I will kick you into submission! Take away those and I'll bite your ankles! I WILL NOT STOP!! NIA! I'M COMING FOR YOU!" Simon roared. He was ready. He was going to break down the wall into the next dimension and rescue Nia. He powered up Gurren Lagann and rocketed off into the solar system.

"Okay you're going to need to go at incredible speed you two. I'm not sure if you can achieve that speed only using your propulsion unit." Leeron said over the intercom.

"Don't worry, I've already got an idea." Yoko said. "Simon, hook around the moon towards the sun. Slingshot maneuver."

"I'm on it!" He replied.

He hooked around the moon back towards the sun at incredible speed. He flew towards the sun gaining more and more speed as he slingshot around the other planets faster and faster. He reached the sun going faster than anyone thought possible but what he was about to do was going to send him faster than the laws of physics should allow. He hooked the sun and poured his spiral energy into the boosters and hooked around the sun several times a second before being shot out into space.

"Good bye first dimension! See you soon!" Yoko shouted. They blasted off past the asteroid belt and on past Jupiter.

"Hey Yoko. Let's do this." Simon said with a smile and a burning fire in his bones.

"Yeah! Let's go get your wife back." She said. They poured all their spiral energy into one single attack that would pierce the veil between dimensions allowing them passage. Green spiral energy flowed through their veins into Gurren Lagann until even their drill turned green. Simon's pupils turned from little black holes into full spirals.

"DIMENSIONAL DRILL BREAK!!!" They bellowed at the top of their lungs. They punched through the dimensional wall into the space between dimensions and on through to the other side all the while Super Galaxy Dai Gurren, powered by all of the other Ganmen, synced their perceptual teleportation system with Simon and Gurren Lagann.

"Simon! Think with all of your strength about Nia now! You have only one shot at this!" Leeron shouted over the comm.

"Nia Tepelin is my wife! She's the love of my life and without her I am lost! Nia Teppelin is my friend! And without her I can never feel complete! Nia Teppelin is the person that got me out of my funk all those years ago and allowed me to beat that stupid armadillo Beastman. She is the thing I want most in my life! She is the person I want to raise a family with! Among her beauty, innocence, sweet and kind personalities, her scary face when she gets mad, her stubbornness, her cuteness, her love for me and all things living, her willpower, among all those things, the thing I love most about her, is her! Who she is and who she is to me! Best friend in the world, wife, and my princess! HIT IT LEERON! PERCEPTUAL TELEPORTATION GO!" Simon shouted. His brain was ablaze with thoughts of Nia Teppelin. Her smell, her smile, the little quirks she had, the cute things she does even when she's mad. She was so cute when she was mad. Not so much when she was angry. She was scary when she was angry. But he loved every little thing about her. He thought back to when they had first become friends. She had risked her life to keep everybody from harm. And when he looked into her eyes, those cross shaped pupils, he could see the future in her eyes. Three kids, a happy family, and a love that would last forever. Her smile was so beautiful that he couldn't stand it. How could somebody be so perfect? Leeron activated the perceptual teleportation system and off they went. Into the unknown. Yoko thought for a brief moment that she had read something about space exploration in the past. Or maybe it was a movie about it. She remembered a phrase.

"To boldly go where no man has gone before!" She said.

To Be Continued