Chapter 3: Urges
The next day Nick awoke at 8:00 groggily, but soon was wide awake. He dressed briskly and set out to the lab where Monique was already waiting,when she had gotten there nobody knew Elsie and Craven arrived soon after on their petíte, experimental car based on NIGEL while Randy sauntered in airily at 8:30. "you're late Randy, again!" forcefully hissed Monique, glowering at him. Randy made a mock-terrified face and answered saucily with a wink "And your early 'cause you must have had a rough night with me" before sitting down, nonchalantly ignoring Moniques warning flash of the eyes, and asking Nick, "Soooo, what's up jefe?, what are we going to do today?" but before Nick could answer Elsie quickly jumped in, "Nick won't be doing anything today!" but Randy swiftly retorted, "Only Nick can decide that!". The two of them glowered at each other but then Nick spoke calmly, " Randy is right and in fact I am perfectly fine to do what I want". Before anyone could speak on, a deafening roar echoed across the harbor as Godzilla leapt out of the water and back, before rushing out at full speed. The team quickly mustered and tried to follow on the HEAT seeker, but Godzilla rose up suddenly and holding them out of the water carried them back to headquarters. Monique wanted to follow again but Nick decided that Godzilla could be alone if he wanted to.
Godzilla had sensed a new yet oddly familiar smell and followed it. But he didn't want anyone to intrude so he had stopped his companions from following. He had felt annoyance of his companions before because they had no idea that he was searching for something, as for what, he didn't know himself.
He swam to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, arriving at a remote island shaped oddly like a fishbowl on top of a mountain. As he walked ashore, a deafening roar was heard and Godzilla turning his head saw something thought an impossibility climbing out of the 'bowl'; he saw a smaller, burnished amber colored version of his olive-green self with bright red/black eyes. She jumped off its the volcanic edge and crashed into Godzilla who passivly threw her off with her own momentum. She screeched as she tumbled into the shallow water. Godzilla answered its cry, then edged closer with a non-threatening stance. The other Godzilla started backing away down the beach crouching and hissing warning, but stopped and cocked her head noticing his uncanny resemblance to her. All the same she watched his movements carefully, still crouched. Godzilla sniffed this new counterpart at a distance and sensed the scent of a female and cocked his head watching her. The female sniffed at Godzilla in turn and this told her that this intriguing new intruder on her island was a male and of her own species. Having both sniffed each other they both relaxed and began to freely interact with one another. They shifted closer and sniffed at one another nudging and rumbling quietly in their version of small talk. A unexpected playful nip from the female resulted in a heated game of chase that ended up in a water wrestling match with the larger and stronger Godzilla coming out the winner pinning her limbs down. She tickled his body with her tail and threw him off as he relaxed from the feeling. Then it started all over again until finally godzilla pinned her again and wrapped his tail against hers utterly immobilizing her. Tired and in friendly a relationship and the female called her new friend, inviting him into the mysterious bowl on the mountain top. As he clambered in he saw a lush rainforest and a deep burrow at its center a basin of spring water nearby. The female led him down the burrow she made which ended in a gigantic cavern under the entire island. As the female settled down Godzilla wrapped himself around her in an innocent gesture of togetherness, neither realizing the significance of this action...yet.
Meanwhile in New York, Nick decided during a team meeting that they find Godzilla the next morning.
Godilla woke up to find his companion gone. Wondering if yesterday was but the dream it seemed he headed back up to the surface where he suddenly felt Nick in danger. He scrambled into action but only had to get to the beach to find the trouble. His companion was chasing the HEAT seeker. Godzilla leapt between them and hurriedly blocking her path. She didn't understand his actions but Godzilla growled to her and then came up to the HEAT seeker and greeted it in his typical manner. She realized that the HEAT team were his friends so giving a resigned snort she cautiously approached the ship.
Randy was the first to speak, as usual, " Man we got ourselves another Godzilla! How about that jefe?". Nick answered quickly to the entire team, "Craven send a complex command to Godzilla stating for him to let us examine examine his friend. Elsie get the scanning gear for Godzilla ready. Monique we are not here to destroy it, so do not do anything sudden.". Kraven sent the sonic command and Godzilla quickly complied in his own fashion to get his friend to stay down. He told her to lie down in a series of grunts and allow the humans to examine her, giving a reassurance that no pain will be felt. As NIGEL approached her, she started to get up but Godzilla held her down. It X-rayed and CT-scanned her and found her species identical to Godzilla. Her mouth was easy to see into but she used her atomic breath on the robot before it could start examining. "NIGEL, no!" yelled Craven as usual, in response to another destruction of his versatile robot. "Well that is the 1000 th time it has been destroyed; I've been counting" said Randy with a characteristic smirk, Craven just glared back. Godzilla snorted in amusement, since he would usually be the one who destroyed the little 'bot. But growling he reprimanded her and told her that they would now have to examine her personally. Elsie and Nick walked over with Monique there to watch over proceedings and help them escape if the female became aggressive. Nick examined the creature, carefully probing a similair slit as on Godzilla but not finding anything inside, concluding that it was indeed a female. Clambering tentatively all over her he finally found what he was looking for – a loose scale to tell him her age. Elsie retreived NIGEL's data capsule and all undamaged parts and then left, Nick soon followed shouldering the two ft long, 2LB scale. All the while she warily looked down at them. Nick told Craven to "Get another NIGEL to analyze collected data and also send Godzilla the message that we are done". Craven, nodding sadly over the 1st NIGEL's remains and then quickly typed in the required message to which the female got up in relief. Nick noticed that the female seemed to react to the message herself without Godzilla translating and made a mental note to conduct a test if she reacted to the sounds or just got up on her own coinciding time. "Our plan now is to install cameras all over the island. Craven and Randy, try to get all the NIGEL's to work all at once, could you?", "Sure" they comicly answered in unison. "Monique you want to talk with me?" said Nick seeing her silent glare which was a bit more mysterious right now. "Oui" she answered. They then headed down to the bilges where Phillipe was waiting all this time.
Monique left to keep the others out. "Bonjour Phillipe",
"Bonjour Nick. Lets get down to business. Monique reports that Godzilla has been 'off' a bit. We fear you may be losing control of him."
"Nonsense!" retorted Nick " He was playing and overdid it like any playfully excited animal can."
"This excitement nearly cost you your life!"Said Phillipe, pounding his fist on the ships hull.
"Big animal, big responsibility, yes, but he has been a bit over-reacting lately anyway, it happens occasionally once every few years, I thought you noticed."replied Nick calmly.
"Fine, but keep a good watch on him he is not just some pet lizard!, and what am I hearing of a new Godzilla?!"said Phillipe.
"We will look after him more carefully. As for the new find, Godzilla found her here, he followed her scent apparently. We think this is what he was searching for for the past month." Replied Nick.
"Her!, this could mean another army of Godzillas! You do remember Madison Square Garden!?" If not then I do!".
"I do remember Phillipe and I had not yet considered the option because we have just discovered her! We will find a way to control or have check on the possibilities, but don't kill her just yet!" pleaded Nick.
Phillipe brooded before answering "You are very stubborn Nick, just keep in mind what the boys an' girls do, we will have to handle the situation if it gets out of hand" said Phillipe warningly. "As for naming the creature let it be Taniwha, thats monster in Maorí".
"Well then, Au revoir Phillipe, until later." farewelled Nick tiredly, "Let us hope for much later" replied Phillipe sourly, retreating back into the shadows.
By the time they had finished talking, Craven, Randy and Elsie had set up the NIGEL cameras all over the island, even in the burrow, all the while watched by Godzilla and his 'girl'friend with interest. "We're ready to sail capt'n" joked Randy, Nick nodded absently before answering "We should leave a few NIGEL's to follow them into the water if necessary" suggested Nick and left the deck back in deep thought, as an after thought he added "She will now be called Taniwha, after the Maorí word for monster". They dropped a few of them overboard, set on automatic observation mode and then headed back to Staten Island, watched by Godzilla and his newest companion...