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This chapter is about more parental instincts, a future confrontation to humans, and a new baby kaiju joining the mix. Will everything end well? Let's find out shall we?
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Usually the obvious signs of a summer morning on the island were the cry of seagulls and the bright sun that shone down radiantly. The green field of a tropical forest that surrounded the island flamboyantly stood out on sunny days like this so it was no surprise to catch some of the rare, unique flowers make their comeback rather than the usual ones that grew in batches all over the land. On occasion, Mothra would come and collect nectar from these flowers since they were rich in nutrients, but accumulating them on various parts of the earth was more of her typical method of routine. After all, she gets to soar the sky and get a little break from the island; not to mention checking on the humans and seeing what the other titans were up to.
This was also the reason why when Echo awoke, he immediately noticed that both Godzilla and Mothra weren't in the cave with him. That's alright; they almost always woke up before he did anyway. The baby titan then groggily proceeded to regain his energy by shaking off any dust that overlapped his body. Without Godzilla or Mothra to aid him, Echo had no choice but to stay within the cave until one of them got back. For the time being, the baby plesiosaur could either explore the cave for any critters he could snack on or play in his pond. His sharp-filled mouth gaped open into a lazy yawn and he removed himself from the pothole before waddling over to the pool, but he stopped when his senses immediately kicked in to detect the fresh breakfast coming from somewhere nearby.
Turning towards the source, a fresh half of blue whale had been sitting near the foot of the cave waiting for him. It also had been sitting for quite sometime now as flies were beginning to swarm it and the blood underneath had already begun to dry from the exposing part of the sun seeping in. Godzilla was also nowhere in sight to greet him so this implied that he returned back to the ocean after dropping off some food. The smell of the whale intrigued the baby kaiju and his interest in the pool ceased to immediately focus on his breakfast of the day. The lower half of the whale was twice the size of the baby plesiosaur so going for the inside was easier to start with rather than trying to tear off the outer layer. Plus Echo's teeth weren't sharp enough just yet to tear off the surface of the whale so it only made sense for him to eat from the inside out since things would be easier to pry off that way. Echo hungrily ate as he dug deeper into his food, swallowing the pieces eagerly. A piece of tissue that was too long and that had been a nuisance to eat after quite sometime finally managed to tear off and Echo gobbled it quickly. After about thirty full minutes of eating, Echo finally finished a good portion of the whale; his body now stained in whale fluids.
Echo paused and then titled his head, churtling contently when his senses now began to pick up another scent followed by a call for his name. No make that two actually. Two scents and two calls for him. Godzilla and Mothra had returned! The baby kaiju then began to roar and use his unique cry that granted him his name, letting them know that he was here and safe. Godzilla's steps lightly shook the island as he headed over toward the cave while Mothra continued to soar the sky to scan one more time for any intruders that could have followed them back. Upon reaching his son, Godzilla leaned his head into the mouth of the cave to wish him a good morning; his golden eyes filled with utter attachment upon the happy plesiosaur that began to nuzzle his maw.
Mothra chirped to Godzilla, letting him know that no threats were nearby, and the king removed his head up from the cave to watch as she flew her way over to stand atop; the cave trembling upon her sudden landing. She then proceeded to crawl down towards the mouth of the cave to peer towards her son and wish him a good morning as well. Echo cooed at his mother but not before Godzilla's nostrils began to flare. The smell of bodily fluids of fresh insides from the whale that surrounded his son caught his attention, making it apparent that the baby titan once again got dirty in his meal. Mothra lifted her head out the way when Godzilla couldn't help himself but lean back towards the entrance of the cave to lick the young kaiju clean. Echo tried to get away but the king dropped his claws down in order to trap and keep the baby from escaping his bath. He then proceeded to groom him clean. Echo croaked upon slight embarrassment with Godzilla growling affectionately inside his throat as a response to that. He was just letting him know that he was being a responsible parent by bathing him. Nobody liked to have smelly little ones running around and it also was important to do this consistently so it could prevent the attraction of predators.
The plesiosaur groaned unhappily as the king continued lapping him gently with his tongue. Echo croaked annoyingly when Godzilla started make his way down to clean underneath his belly and that's when the young kaiju started to complain to his mother. Mothra chittered as an answer while contently nestling herself atop the cave, enjoying the sun that began to warm her features. When Godzilla finished, he lifted his head back up and now looked to the moth who just flapped her wings and purred softly in sheer satisfaction. My, was she truly a vision of beauty; His true mate and partner till the end of time. He purred for her attention and began to lean in to plant a soft lick to her head. She fluttered her wings in appreciation when he pulled away from her to attend back to their son.
It was now time to take Echo to the water. The baby chortled vigorously when Godzilla gently picked him up with his teeth and proceeded in taking him over to the ocean. When they reached the end of the island, Godzilla carried the baby long enough until he reached underwater level to release him. Of course, the young titan would be under his supervision in order to ensure his safety. Echo gurgled and continued ahead, swimming down to chase the small fish and curiously examine the corals and small creatures that lurked on the sea floor. He then occasionally swam up to do flips and jumps out of the water. All Godzilla did was supervise and follow his son to where it was he wanted to go. When the baby swam too far out of sight, the king had to roar for him to return so he could see him. Of course rules were rules so the plesiosaur had no choice but to listen to them. This also was the time of day that sea titans enjoyed being out and about so it was mandatory for Godzilla to keep his son in view to make sure he didn't end up as something's meal.
Since the baby kaiju was slightly bigger than a human house, that didn't mean he was going to be huge when he becomes of age. In fact, Godzilla already had an idea on just how big the baby plesiosaur was going to be. With enough nutrition and proper care, the young titan was going to be just as big as his father and much bigger than his mother, both in wingspan and body. It wasn't clear if he was going to have some type of unique ability such as firing anything from his mouth, but that didn't mean he was going to be a weakling. The goal for Godzilla as an adoptive parent and king was to ensure that if any offspring of his were going to exist, that they were going to be mighty titans and protect the earth. He may be king, but that didn't mean that all titans bowed before him or the queen just yet. I mean, take Rodan as an example. He still doesn't believe that Godzilla is the rightful king, but he has no choice but to listen to them.
Godzilla also wanted to keep his children away from the humans until they were old enough to protect themselves. He knew that people weren't to be completely trusted just as much as the other titans were. Echo hasn't even seen a human either so it was also important to note on how he would react when he first encounters one. Would he feel threatened and attack? If he did attack, then that meant that the humans would kill him and all hell would break loose. If he attacked Godzilla on occasion in a fit of pure agitation, then he was more than likely to easily kill humans without questioning.
Speaking of that, Godzilla guessed that it was probably time to start working with Echo on his behavioral issues in order to teach him on siding with humans. However in order to do that, he needed to be introduced to one first. As much as he adored this baby kaiju, his choice of failing or not is a fate he decides for himself and there would be nothing Godzilla could do about it if it ended badly. He wasn't going to start a war with the humans just because this baby titan decided to go against his orders. The only thing he could do as king, and as a parent, was to teach any youngsters of his about coexisting with other life. Killing humans would not be okay.
Godzilla decided to swim on over to the nearest human location with Echo following right behind him. The baby plesiosaur was oblivious to their destination but was becoming more vibrant when they were now swimming outside of regular territory. Unfamiliar noises lurking within the deep scared Echo and he swam close to Godzilla for protection when he believed it to be other kaiju, ready to snatch him up and eat him. The king sent off a soft growl to inform him that it was nothing to worry about. When the plesiosaur wasn't convinced, he immediately darted to swim right underneath his father's chest, hiding in between his claws to ensure that he was safe. The king paid no mind and purred fondly in this throat while continuing to keep his golden eyes forward.
After quite a bit of swimming, and when the water started to become more shallow, Godzilla knew that upon his instincts that they had arrived in human domain. The ships that floated above immediately came into view and it captured Echo's attention with their odd shades as he gazed up at them curiously. He has never seen anything like this before. Godzilla then halted underneath the water as going more further would reveal his spikes and show the humans that he was here. He wanted the attention for Echo. Not him. This would also be a test to see on how well the humans would react to his adopted offspring. If they made the first bad move, then he would strike. If Echo made the bad move, then the baby plesiosaur would be disciplined enough to know that what he did was foul. Godzilla could only hope that everything goes well.
Echo goggled his eyes up at a small sailing boat when he heard unfamiliar noises coming from atop of it and he tilted his head several times upon trying to make out what the heck he was hearing. Suddenly the playful scream of a child startled Echo and he quickly swam to hide under the king. Godzilla focused his head down towards his chest area to see the frightened young kaiju staying put right underneath him. He growled tenderly at the young titan before Echo croaked disagreeably, clearly uncomfortable with the situation. He wanted to go home now. Godzilla tried to convince him once more to go introduce himself to the humans that were on the boat, but the plesiosaur refused, croaking anxiously and hiding further underneath him.
Not wanting to force him to do something that he didn't wish to do, Godzilla decided to just leave it be for now until the baby kaiju was ready to try again. At least that he was now aware of their existence, hopefully it would be enough for him to get over his fear and try again another day. Echo was huge compared to them, but he was still in somewhat of his hatchling stage so anything unfamiliar was not going to be understood clearly just yet. Taking one last look up toward the boat with the content humans aboard, Godzilla finally decided to take his son back home for the day.
Upon reaching the island after an hour of swimming, Godzilla followed his son to the shore. Echo churtled happily upon his flippers reaching his home and then began to play in the sand, tossing it in the air with his head and rolling around in sheer joy. Godzilla just kept his head above water watching him and decided to have his own fun with the kid too. He roared mellowly for Echo to come to him in which the baby plesiosaur stopped having his idea of entertainment and began to waddle his way over towards the king. When he got close enough, Godzilla kicked his head upward to splash water all over his son, indicating that he wanted to join in on the fun. The baby plesiosaur didn't expect that coming and cowered upon the sudden impact of ocean water falling over him. Godzilla snorted mischievously and sank lower into the water when the baby plesiosaur friskily shifted back for a quick second before playfully charging over at the king to show him what he's got. He stopped halfway to stand before his father in the water and the two began to have a staring contest, with only the sounds of the seagulls coming overhead from the island.
One movement from the king and Echo quickly did a play bow and was ready to pounce on him if necessary. The king lifted his head and roared playfully before retracting back into the water when Echo made a threatening jump forward. Godzilla tried to nip him when he got close, but the plesiosaur quickly darted away upon using his reflexes. Echo turned back to face the king and decided to assert his dominance by roaring at Godzilla. Godzilla said nothing but continue to silently eye him from the water before darting forward to show Echo just exactly who was boss around here. His roar startled the baby plesiosaur who hurriedly ran straight for the rainforest for cover once his father quickly jumped out and purposefully caused an enormous splash of water to fall over the rainforest. Godzilla placed an amused grin over his face that showed his teeth, but his amusement quickly faded when he heard a harsh chitter before him.
Facing up toward the top of the cave, Mothra annoyingly glared at the king who had awoken her by drenching her in ocean. She was pissed, although she really didn't have a problem with water in general. If you are in a relationship, than you know this is a bad move. At this moment, Godzilla knew he screwed up and regretted what he'd done as he just continued to stare at his wife with a shocked, silent expression.
Mothra had been watching them from the cave and decided to throw in her version of fun by getting up and charging at Godzilla. Chittering angrily, she used all her force to push him back in the water. The king roared as he lost his balance and fell back with the queen flying away and chirping in amusement upon hearing the large splash as she landed back on the cave. Echo, having watched the whole situation, churtled in appreciation at Mothra. She chirped and purred in response while Godzilla regained balance and got back to his feet. He sneered at his wife and lifted his tail in an attempt to splash water on her, but she chittered to not even think about doing such a thing. Echo just churtled cheerfully. This indeed was a good day thus far.
Later that afternoon, after things cooled between everybody from the earlier shenanigans, Godzilla was taking a nap on the beach with Echo sleeping on his back alongside him; a soft smile that showed his teeth indicating that he was quite comfortable on the sand. Mothra had went to do a quick scan to make sure that no threats were approaching their home before bedtime, but that had been hours ago. Godzilla began to fret that something was wrong as he knew it only took a few minutes for his wife to check and let him know if anything was nearby. He lifted his head and scanned around for the queen, but there was no sign of her anywhere. His golden eyes even looked over to the cave, but she wasn't there either. Where the heck was she?! He hollered for her, signifying the distress in his roar that he was worried, and this was enough to wake Echo. He opened his eyes and croaked up at his father to ask if everything was alright. Godzilla turned his attention down towards the infant kaiju and began to sniff him before giving him a soft lick. Yes, everything's fine. Go back to sleep.
Echo, having been so tired from today's activities, did as he was told and didn't even seem to notice that his mother had been missing for quite sometime now. Sniffing him once more to make sure that the smell of bodily fluid was still not detectable on him, Godzilla licked Echo once more as a precaution before turning his attention towards the ocean; its breeze softly pressing against his body to help sooth his nerves. This relaxed Godzilla enough to not keep stressing over Mothra, as she was capable of taking care of herself in the case of danger. However it still felt like it was his responsibility to make sure that at the end of the day she was safe. He lowered his head back down on the sand and slowly tried to get himself to fall back asleep. He continued to stare straight ahead and eventually calmed himself enough to finally do so. The tip of his tail kept swishing back and forth frantically, kicking sand in the process, until it finally died down when he fell asleep.
Mothra then cried in response back to her husband, but when he woke, Godzilla just assumed that he was hearing things until her heard her again. Echo had already been awake and had been following a crab that happened to come to their island when they both looked up to the luminescent object soaring down from the sky to fly around the island. Mothra chirped again upon her return as she continued to fly in circles, but not before another sound responded back to her. Confused for a brief moment, Godzilla and Echo watched when another creature smaller than she followed close behind. It was another baby kaiju!
Godzilla felt relieved upon knowing what his wife had been up to while Echo was just puzzled and watching the flying baby follow and chase after his mother. He immediately ran back over to hide beside Godzilla's giant thigh. The titan curled his tail up towards his son for comfort once Mothra and the young titan landed on the sand before them. The baby dragon that stood before them titled his head as he folded his wings and couldn't help but eye both Godzilla and Echo curiously. Even though he had some resemblances to Ghidorah in wing shape, Godzilla didn't care and wasn't going to hate the hatchling because of that reason. However just to be on the safe side in the future, Godzilla was going to have to keep his eye on this one in case he dare became extremely dominant.
Mothra purred down to the baby dragon and encouraged him to go meet the rest of his new family; his red eyes glancing back and forth from Godzilla to Echo. Gurgling in a friendly manner, he began to proceed in greeting his new father but not before Echo became defensive and jumped forward as he roared at the strange titan. By the tone of his roar, you could clearly tell that he was angry and sending off a warning for him to back off. The dragon walked back upon the sudden threat given to him while Godzilla and Mothra were stunned upon the reaction. They had not expected for Echo to behave that way at all!
The dragon flapped his wings in a friendly attempt to gain the plesiosaur's trust, kicking sand while doing so, but Echo still felt threatened and was eyeing the titan with pure hatred. How dare his parents come and bring this unknown creature and try to have him coexist with this thing on their island. The dragon stopped expressing his sympathetic view to his new brother and just stood in the same spot, not moving an inch as he kept glancing over to Godzilla to indicate that he wanted to go meet him. Echo growled as the dragon submissively made his way over to greet the titan king, but the dominance and aggression that lurked within Echo finally kicked in when he attacked the kaiju dragon, plummeting him into the sand. The dragon began to screech in sheer pain as he was being attacked and that's when the parents began to panic. Mothra cried out and flapped her wings frantically while Godzilla tried to intervene and pry the plesiosaur off with his snout. Echo however didn't release his hold from the dragon's wing, and the hatchling continued to cry out in agony. Godzilla snorted and roared angrily as he ordered Echo to release the baby titan and the plesiosaur decided to listen this time, letting him go with a glare in his eyes. Mothra stretched a leg out to reach for the hatchling before inspecting his features to make sure that he wasn't seriously wounded.
Godzilla was absolutely outraged and seeing the anger in his eyes made Echo immediately regret what he'd done. He looked up at his father fearfully as the titan angrily scowled down at him, barring his teeth in utter disapproval. How could he have done this?! This is going to be his new sibling whether he liked it or not! Echo croaked up at his father defensively. He was just trying to protect him! Godzilla snorted and took one look towards his wife and his new child before turning back to Echo, who was now beginning to cower in fear of what was going to happen next. Godzilla turned his attention back to Mothra and snorted harshly for her to immediately separate their sons from each other until things cooled down.
The moth extended her wings and grabbed Echo with her legs to carry him up to the cave. The plesiosaur roared dejectedly as she took him away and that left Godzilla alone with his new offspring. He growled softly for the baby dragon to approach him so he could get a closer look at the damage Echo had done. Unafraid and like a champ, the baby dragon clumsily ran his way over to the king with no problem. Yeah, he had a deep wound in his wing, but he was going to be alright. Godzilla sniffed the bloody wound and began to lick it clean. The dragon opened his wing more for the king to help aid him and lightly cooed in approval. He also had the fresh scent of fluid from his egg coated around him and the smell intrigued the king to clean him up even more. Mothra then flew back down to them as Echo now began to cry in a fit of rage. He hated being alone and was even attempting to apologize, but his parents knew he wasn't sorry. They ignored him as they continued to bond with their new baby kaiju, welcoming him into the family.
Back at the cave, Echo stopped his cries and watched with jealousy as the dragon now began to nuzzle Godzilla and Mothra as a token of gratitude for helping him out. The king of course was nuzzling him back with his snout and growling delightfully that he could be of use. Echo croaked out a heartbroken wail as he continued to watch them interact with his new brother. And for the rest of the night, he continued to cry and plead for their attention, but just kept getting ignored. He was in time-out. Eventually, Echo began to get tired of crying and decided to curl up and slowly fall asleep at the foot of the cave. No way was he going to sleep in his pothole without his father laying over him. He lightly shook upon the wind blowing against him, cold and upset as he watched his parents nap with the baby dragon on the beach. He continued to mewl under his breath, shaking, before eventually falling fast asleep.