The Return of the
Gargantuas
Chapter 1:
The volcano continued to rage as the helicopter continued its search for the two giants that had left Tokyo in crumbles. The prior evening the world was stunned to see the Green and Brown Gargantuas trading blows in mortal combat, destroying everything in their path. Their battle led them into Tokyo Bay. It seemed as though the military would lose them, but an unexpected volcano appeared and surrounded the behemoths with smoke.
Now all that remained was a smoldering volcano and no sign of the Gargantuas. The pilot picked up his CB Mic, "No sign of either Gargantua. It appears that the volcano has killed them both. I'm heading back." The pilot turned his helicopter around and headed back. Not far from the scene of the volcano, the water started bubbling until the head and upper torso of the Brown Gargantua rose from the waves.
Badly injured from the battle and burns he sustained from the heat of the volcano, he headed out to sea to find a place where he wouldn't be bothered. His battle with the Green Gargantua had been brutal and violent. In the midst of the suffocating smoke he had witnessed the Green Gargantua get caught by the flowing lava. It didn't take long for his enemy to melt away. He had won the battle but a new greater danger had approached him.
His struggle to escape the danger of the volcano had become his top priority. Swimming was the only option, so he held his breath as long as he could and continued to swim one way until he could hold his breath no longer. He emerged a hundred yards away from the volcano and filled his lungs with fresh air. He had heard the helicopter so he dipped his head back underwater for fear of the humans dropping bombs again. He waited for a little while until he couldn't hear the helicopter anymore. Finally he re-emerged and started swimming towards the nearest island. The danger was over; or so he thought.
As the Brown Gargantua was trying to escape the smoke, two cells had managed to survive outside his body. One made its way to the bottom of the ocean; the other had managed to attach itself to the side of the volcano. The danger may have been over for now, but there were soon to be bigger problems ahead.
Meanwhile…
Dr. Stewart had driven Akemi home from hospital. She had undergone quite an ordeal and barely escaped with her life. She was lucky only to have suffered a bump on the head and a broken wrist. The trip home had been a sad one for Akemi. She had tried desperately to save the Brown Gargantua but her efforts had failed. The last she had heard Dr. Majida had informed the two of them that both Gargantuas had died from the volcano.
Dr. Stewart finally pulled into the driveway to her house. "Dr. are you sure that they both died? I mean, isn't there some way that they might of…" Akemi stopped in the middle of her sentence. Deep down inside she knew that it was all just wishful thinking.
Dr. Stewart put his hand on her hand, "I know how you feel. He saved your life twice and you feel guilt because we weren't able to return the favor. But maybe it was for the best."
"What do you mean?"
"He was one of the last of his kind. If he had managed to survive, he would've been alone. I can't think of any creature or human that could handle that kind of life. Besides, he had gotten too large for any facility to be able to hold him. He had so much strength that he could've easily escaped any place that we held him. It's my belief that he's much happier now."
"Maybe you're right. I guess I'm just feeling partly responsible for him because we held him in our lab when he was an infant. I almost feel like his mother." Akemi stepped out of the car. "So where do we go from here?"
Dr. Stewart started up the car, "Whatever tomorrow holds." He gave one final smile and drove away.
The cell that had made its way to the bottom of the ocean had found an excellent new food source. Plankton would satiate its diet. It was full of protein that helped it to grow. The cell that had found its way to the side of the volcano had not only taken a liking to the Plankton also but had also found an intense source of heat that it had grown accustomed to and couldn't live without.