Back to the humor! As well as some fun character interactions. I think Rodan is turning into one of my favorite characters.

Please enjoy!


Good ol' Game of Rock Pass

Anguirus used his tail to draw a line in the dirt, separating him and Rodan.

"Hurry up already," Rodan complained, "It'll be dark soon."

"Who's making the line here?" Anguirus looked up at him. Rodan huffed and glanced away, and Anguirus went back to drawing, "Making a straight line with one's tail is a perfected art my friend. If you don't like my speed, do it yourself."

"Oh, right!" Rodan scoffed in a mocking tone, "I'll get right on that with the tail I don't have."

"Exactly my point," Anguirus finished drawing the line and looked at it with a proud smile, "Alright, boundary is created! You got a good rock?"

"Please, as if I'd ever grab a sub-par rock," Rodan picked up the volcanic sphere with his jaw, "First serve on me!"

Before they could begin, Godzilla wandered into their area. Anguirus looked and beamed at the arrival of his friend, while Rodan rolled his eyes.

"You're back!" the spiked armadillo exclaimed with glee, "How'd the training with Kong go?"

Godzilla shrugged.

"I don't know, I think it went well," he answered, "Kong doesn't seem to like me that match, and I don't think I like him very much either, so it's always kind of uncomfortable. But having Mothra there was nice."

"What did you guys do?"

"Oh for crying out loud," Rodan groaned as he dropped the rock, "Can we please start already? Who cares what the primate was teaching him?"

"Don't be a jerk Rodan," Anguirus glared at him, "I'm just curious."

"Look," Rodan struck a dignified posture, and Anguirus let out a heavy sigh, realizing what he had started, "When Mothra's not here, which is most of the time by the way, I'm the one who patrols this island day in and day out. You don't, and lord knows that giant, walking, wet blanket doesn't either," Rodan motioned to Godzilla, who didn't even flinch at the insult, "I have one hour in my time before nightfall to have fun. Now, is it so much to ask that I can spend that hour with my friend, uninterrupted by inconsequential small talk!?"

There was a long pause. Godzilla stared at both of them with a blank, confused expression.

"Did I say something wrong?" he asked Anguirus.

"You're fine G," Anguruis frowned at Rodan, "Yes, we're all very grateful for your hard work. Do you still wanna play, or not?"

"Yes, yes, first serve is on me," Rodan picked up the rock.

Godzilla sat down on the sidelines and wrapped his tail over his legs. He wanted to ask what game they were playing, but he didn't want to upset Rodan anymore by talking. He had only been on the island for a few years now, and while Anguirus seemed to like him, he had struggled to befriend the pterodactyl. Rodan threw the rock up into the air and knocked it with his snout. Anguirus ran and knocked it back with his snout. The two juggled the rock back and forth until it landed on Anguirus's side. He tried to catch it, but he slipped up and missed, landing on his belly.

"Ha! Firstblood!" Rodan flapped his wings in celebration.

"Dang it, stupid dirt!" Anguirus walked over and picked up the rock with his jaw, "You got lucky that time."

Anguirus served the rock this time. Godzilla's curiosity finally overcame his politeness.

"What's this game called?"

"Rock Pass," Anguirus said as he hit the rock back to Rodan, "You try to get the ball to land on the other person's turf to score points," he paused and hit the ball again, "You play to four!"

"And unlike the stupid games you two play together," Rodan tossed the rock back, "This requires precision, concentration, and strategy!"

"Doesn't look that hard to me," Godzilla commented.

Rodan missed the rock, and Anguirus cheered.

"Who-hoo! Score one for the land kaiju!"

"I was distracted!" Rodan squawked as he picked up the rock, and he glared at Godzilla, "Why are you watching us anyway?"

"I'm bored."

"Well do you have to watch us?" Rodan huffed as he served the ball, "Why don't you go smash your head against a mountain or something?"

Godzilla looked like he was about to stand up until Anguirus stopped him.

"It's ok if you watch us G," he reassured him as he hit the rock back, "Rodan's just pulling your tail."

"Why would he do that?" Godzilla asked.

"Because he's a complete assHOLE!," Anguirus hollered as he jumped and missed the rock again, "Crap!"

Godzilla looked at Rodan.

"You're ok if I watch?"

"Sure, whatever, I don't give a damn," Rodan passed it off.

Godzilla smiled and his tail wagged a little. The game continued, and Rodan ended up winning 3-2. He cheered and flew in place, blowing dirt everywhere.

"Haha, victory for the Sky Demon!" he bragged.

"Dang it…" Anguirus sighed in frustration, "Almost had it that time."

"Can I play?" Godzilla asked.

Anguirus perked up at this and grinned.

"Sure! You can play Rodan, and I'll watch this time."

Rodan laughed at this.

"Oh please, as if he'd even stand a chance," Rodan scoffed.

"Give him a chance, he might enjoy it," Anguirus walked over to the sidelines and nudged Godzilla with his snout, "Go for it man!"

Godzilla seemed somewhat unsure of himself now, but he walked into the arena nonetheless. He picked the rock up with his jaw.

"You can hit the ball with whatever part of your body you want, so long as you don't grab it," Rodan explained, "To serve, throw it in the air first, and then knock it over."

"Remember, the key is to try and get it to land on your opponent's side," Anguirus hollered, "Don't just pass it to them!"

Godzilla nodded and dropped the ball into his hand. He thought about what he could do, and he came up with a plan. He tossed the rock into the air, took a step back, and then smacked it as hard as he could with his tail. The rock hit Rodan straight in the chest, knocking him over. There was a short moment of silence before Anguirus burst out laughing.

"Did I win?" Godzilla asked with a small smile.

"NO!" Rodan shouted. At this point, Anguirus rolled over onto his back and rocked back and forth, tears falling out of his eyes, "What the hell was that!? You're supposed to lob it, not launch it as hard as you can like a living club!"

"You said I had to get it over on your side," Godzilla pointed out, "I thought the best strategy would be to knock the opponent down with the rock...is that cheating?"

"YES!" Rodan hollered, and then he groaned in frustration as he looked at the rock. It had broken into several pieces, "Oh, great. Just brilliant. Thanks a lot! Now I have to get another rock because of your brute stupidity!" he flew up into the air with a groan, "I'll be right back…"

Godzilla felt a little bad as he watched Rodan fly away, but he also felt good about how strong his attack was. Anguirus finally recollected himself as he rolled back over. He walked over to Godzilla, still chuckling as he wiped tears from his eyes.

"Oh man," he said, patting Godzilla's leg, "That was glorious. Absolutely glorious my friend. The others are gonna love this story."

"Sorry for putting a delay on your game."

"Don't be," Anguirus winked at him, "That was totally worth it. I haven't laughed that good since Rodan got his wing trapped in a tree branch."

"I wasn't trying to be funny," Godzilla grinned at his friend, "But I guess I'm glad you enjoyed it."

"I really did," Anguirus chuckled one last time, and then he remembered what he asked earlier, "Oh yeah! Now that we've got time, what were you and Kong doing?"

"Kong was teaching me how to throw boulders. It was hard at first, but once I started using my tail, it got easier." Godzilla smiled as he looked back at the rock, "I didn't know why at first, but it looks like it's been paying off."

"I'll say," Anguirus smiled, "At this rate, you really will be the strongest of us."

Godzilla let out a small huff and smiled.

"I can't even beat you yet," he said, "You should've seen how my first fight with Kong went. The guy clobbered me. Mothra had to intervene to stop him, and she almost took me home because of it. I had to convince her to stay."

"Dang dude," Anguirus looked up at him, "Well...you're already taller than when we first met, and Mothra said you should be twice your current size once you finish growing. Maybe you've just got to grow into it first. You think this training is necessary?"

"As long as I get to spend time with you guys, I can deal with anything," Godzilla smiled and placed a hand on Anguirus's back, "Why don't we go help Rodan find a good rock?"

Anguirus smiled and nodded, and the two started heading over to the volcano.