In the year 2025, the war with the Kaiju ended. We honored the fallen and hail the victorious survivors. We were told it was over and we all got on with our lives. Those that fought on the front line did their best to move on. It was supposed to be over. How very wrong we were.

In the year 2048, the breach opened again, and a new Kaiju emerged. Previous heroes were called into service again. The alliance was reformed and new Jaegers were built. The former rangers unwilling to cope with the operation of the new Jaegers were pressed into command and everyone hoped it would be a short war. Again, we were wrong.

2053

Nathanial watched the surfers get ready to tackle the maverick. It was a category 4, though barely. He and his twin brother, Sebastian, had decided it was a good way to spend the day before their final drift test. Tomorrow they would join the war against the kaiju. Nathanial had picked the highest hill to watch the action. Sebastian wanted to be closer to the action.

The first sign something was wrong was when a wave managed to make it to the breakwater and a bit over. Some people got wet but no one really thought about it. Sebastian moved to higher ground. The surfers were out and trying for their first waves. The jet skiers monitored everything. The food trucks behind the hill were putting out amazing food. Nathanial turned in land for a moment, in town there were lights flashing but if it was the kaiju alarm he could not hear the sirens over the waves or the music. Nathanial pulled out his phone and quickly texted a Jaeger technician, Warren Howell who was on duty at the base: I'm at the maverick, is anything happening?

He turned back to the water and scanned the ocean through his binoculars. Way out in the water there was a hump that didn't look like a wave. His phone rang, when he answered Warren shouted, "Get out of there! There's a Kaiju headed straight for that area!"

"There's hundreds of people out here!" Nathanial snapped. He started waving and shouting, "Kaiju, there's a Kaiju coming!" People stared at him, others panicked and ran. Sebastian reacted immediately, began directing the crowd to the parking lot. As Nathanial ran for the PA system to warn those out in the water, he shouted at Warren, "How long before landfall?"

"You got 20 minutes maybe. We're deploying a Jaeger but the transport copters can only fly so fast."

Nathanial hung up, he jumped onto the platform and grabbed the bullhorn from the guy there. He shouted to the crowd, "There is a kaiju coming, we have to clear out! Everyone move!" Everyone on shore started running. Nathanial turned to the ocean and ordered the people out there, "Everyone on jet skis grab the surfers and head down the coast. There's no time for you to come in. You're safer out there."

As Sebastian continued to direct the crowd, Nathanial ran to the road and directed the cars down the coast. "Kaiju always goes inland so heading right or left of the coast gives you a better chance to be missed. Remember be quiet when you see it!"

When the Kaiju got close enough to heave itself above the water it was quite a horrible reptile-like creature and with a fourth of the civilians still trying to clear out, the Wright brothers knew the situation could turn into a blood bath real fast. "Nathanial!" Sebastian shouted, "Get that group of civilians under the food tents. Keep them quiet, maybe the Kaiju won't notice if it can't see anyone." Nathanial waved at him and with help from others who heard began to herd the frightened people under the tents. The group closer to Sebastian were directed to motorhomes and larger vehicles on the other side of the parking lot.

"Where is the Jaeger?" one woman hissed.

"On its way," Nathanial snapped, "Now hush." The ground shuddered and everyone gasped. There were drivers still in their cars who looked at him. Nathanial put a finger against his lips and held out his hands mouthing 'stay'. Several turned off their cars engines and sat very still.

At the second tremor, a couple people moved to the edges. "No, don't you dare look," Nathanial whispered fiercely. "It will pass us, god willing, and we must be absolutely silent." Then was a third tremor, a fourth tremor and the sound of water crashing against the hill. Another tremor and another and Nathanial could almost hear his heart pounding, the eyes of every civilian staring at his back, he could not lose his cool for anything or crowd could panic, and then a massive claw tipped paw covered most of the parking lot. The tremor of its impact almost knocked him off his feet. No one really moved, but there were whimpers that were quickly hushed. Nathanial didn't know if any of the cars now under that paw had anyone in them and given the pressure they might never truly know. One of the claws could not have been ten feet from where Nathanial stood at the outer rim of the tent. Water poured on the tent and Nathanial worried about Sebastian and the other people on the other side on the lot. They were a lot more exposed than his group. They watched as a shadow moved across the terrain that could only be another leg. Its stride was about the length of a football field.

Then Nathanial heard a car honk and the Kaiju stopped. It was from the other side of the paw. "Oh no," Nathanial breathed. He turned around and motioned for everyone to stay put. He quickly looked around and saw a life guard's emergency case. He ripped it open and took stock. He grabbed the flare gun and loaded it and then picked up two standard flares and stuffed them in his jacket. "What are you doing?" a woman whispered.

"I don't know yet."

They could hear the Kaiju moving and growling, but its hind paws didn't.

"Hey," he hissed at a man near a motorcycle, "That bike yours."

The man stared at him obviously terrified and nodded, "I need to borrow it. Give me the keys."

"What are you going to do?" he asked handing them over without thinking.

Nathanial glanced at the Kaiju and stated, "Something extremely stupid. Stay put." Nathanial hopped on the bike and quickly sped passed the Kaiju onto the road. He could see Sebastian with other innocent people staring at him in shock. Sebastian frowned and nodded, understanding what he was doing. He slowed the bike and whistled. The Kaiju looked his way and he slammed the flare against the bike. As it lit and pour out red smoke, Nathanial raced toward the Jaeger base, hoping the Kaiju would follow. That Jaeger had to be close by now.

There was a roar behind him and Nathanial revved the engine. The image in the side view mirror was proof he had its attention. He didn't get far and he hadn't expected to before the Kaiju's shadow loomed over him. He glanced over his shoulder only to see an outstretched paw heading for the road just ahead of him. He swerved a little too sharply as the Kaiju's claws tore into the road pulling up the concrete and dirt. He and the bike slammed into the oncoming road debris. Nathanial felt bruised and tasted blood in his mouth. Then he noticed, he was still moving, but now the direction was up. Kaiju had picked him up with the road and was lifting all of it toward its face. Nathanial spat out the blood and put a hand on the flare gun.

Kaiju's eye focused on him and Nathanial could feel the Kaiju growl even as he hear the rumbling of its throat. Nathanial said, "Hello," and whipped out the flare gun shooting. The Kaiju roared and clutched its paw pinning Nathanial painfully in the debris. Then it looked at him again, turned, and headed out to sea.