The afternoon was sultry. A light breeze pushed the blades of grass that adorned the ground of the field. It was around 3 PM. There were clouds in the sky. It was seemingly calm.

Heavy emphasis on seemingly.

Suddenly, a high-pitched shriek burst through the air. However, such a screech was not made by man, nor machine, but insect! The bug's four legs crushed the trees of the area as it searched for a baby kaiju to make a meal of, ignoring the smoking mountain in the background. Kamacuras was hungry, and that was all that mattered to the giant mantis.

Kamacuras didn't bother with his camouflage, because infants are powerless against him, and it would be much easier to just come up and gobble the child up rather than sneak up on him.

As Kamacuras searched for his meal, something happened. It is debatable which sound came first: The cracking of the wall of the mountain, the massive swoop, the shriek Kamacuras made as two Pteranodonian feet homed in on him, or the great cry the creature made as he was speeding towards the giant mantis. As Kamacuras got to his feet, he heard the cry once more.

PSOOOOOOOONUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Kamacuras was face to face with the great irritated Pteranodon himself, Rodan. Kamacuras unknowingly intruded upon Rodan's territory, and the mutant dinosaur was definitely not happy. Kamacuras almost made the first move, but Rodan was quicker, and blew Kamacuras back with hurricane winds. When the dust cleared, Kamacuras had disappeared! Rodan gave out a victory roar, believing the mantis to have fled, and began to walk back to his roost.

Unbeknownst to Rodan, the fight wasn't over.

Rodan's retreat was suddenly interrupted by a slash to the back. Rodan gave a short shriek of pain before attempting to backhand (Backwing?) Kamacuras, but the wing did not collide with anything. Kamacuras then slashed Rodan in the leg, causing him to grab his leg with his wings in howl in pain. Seeing his foe was distracted, the mantis uncloaked right in front of him and lunged towards his foe. Rodan was quick to react, and opened his wings at the right moment to push the insect back. As Kamacuras regained consciousness, Rodan ran towards the mantis, intending to finish him off. The bug had a sudden increase of reflexes, and quickly took off into the skies.

Rodan shrieked in rage as his foe continued to perform cowardly actions, and took off after him. He wasn't getting off the hook that easily! If he wanted to leave, he would have to suffer the price of intruding upon his land! Rodan began homing in on Kamacuras. Kamacuras gave out a shriek of terror, but then realized something: Rodan was edible. If he could kill the flying dinosaur, he could have himself a meal. Going with this idea, Kamacuras made a U-turn, catching Rodan off guard, and slashed his wing. Rodan wasn't injured, but began to plummet. Kamacuras homed in on him, but suddenly, at the last second, Rodan recovered, and flew upwards! Kamacuras had no time to react, and crashed face-first in the ground. While normally such an impact would have Kamacuras retreat, he had two reasons not to: He managed to avoid serious injury, and he was still hungry. Kamacuras took off into the skies once more, seeking to finish the flying daikaiju once and for all.

Rodan began to fly back to his roost once more. He believed that Kamacuras had suffered enough, and with an impact like that, the mantis would be running back to its nest. However, Rodan's battle strategy changed when he heard the irritated shriek of Kamacuras. Rodan had lost any patience he had had up to that point, and flew at Kamacuras. If he wanted a fight, it was a fight he would get! The two were flying at each other. If neither moved, it would be a head-on collision, which could spell doom for both of the daikaiju. For what seemed like an eternity, the beasts flew at each other, until finally, Kamacuras flew out of the way at the last second, and slashed at his rival's right wing. Rodan, however, was not planning on making the same mistake he did last time, and tilted to the left, throwing Kamacuras off balance. The mantis attempted to regain his balance, but was further thrown off balance when his rival flew past him and performed a sonic boom right next to him! Kamacuras began to plummet to the ground, with Rodan in hot pursuit. There was one chance to finish this fight, and he was going to risk the entire fight to pull this off.

Kamacuras began to regain his balance…

Rodan shrieked with fury…

The mantis waited for the right moment…

The Pteranodon tilted himself backwards…

Kamacuras began to pull himself up…

Rodan brought his foot down.

CRASH!

Kamacuras was brought down to the Earth by the might of Rodan's foot. The mantis let out a shriek as his hind legs were broken from the impact, still hanging onto his body, but until his healing factor fixed the exoskeleton around them, useless. Kamacuras continued to shriek in pain as he attempted to escape with his still-intact front legs, but he was suddenly pushed onto his back. Rodan stared him down for a moment before pecking the giant mantis in the left eye. Kamacuras screamed in agony from the wound. Rodan now believed that Kamacuras had suffered enough, and put the mantis back on his feet. Kamacuras crawled away, severely injured, but not mortally wounded. He would serve as an example to his nest as to what happens when one intrudes upon the roost of Rodan.

Rodan flew back to his roost, seeking to rest after such a battle.