Sorry about the extremely long wait guys. Life happened and distracted me from writing.
Miki Shinjo made her way down the hall of the United Nations building in New York City. It did not surprise her that she had been called in now. Twenty-one years ago, she had been the chief kaiju expert and had acted as an ambassador of sorts. Using her amazing skills in telepathy, she had been the only human able to communicate with the creatures at all. Many times she had been called in to advise the world leaders how they should deal with the kaiju, her opinion held in the highest regard.
Now with them returned Miki had been called back into action. However, now the mission was much more personal. Her daughter was secretly one of the kaiju in action, Balkzardan. For Miki it was imperative that the world's governments keep relations between them and the kaiju who fought with Godzilla on a good level.
At the end of the hall stood a large door. Off to the side a young woman sat at a desk, her eyes glued to a computer screen. Miki approached the young woman who did not look up from what she was doing.
"State your name," the woman said with a bored tone. Miki could see Facebook reflected in her glasses.
"Miki Shinjo," Miki said. Without missing a beat, the woman pulled up another screen and her eyes quickly scanned the list.
"Yes, you are expected," she said. "Go one in."
"Thank you," Miki responded and walked through the door. Inside was a long table, the symbol for the United Nations displayed on the back wall. People milled about the room talking to each other. Some were already seated, either flipping through papers or quietly conversing with other people.
Miki noticed many important people in the crowd. The President of the United States stood at the head of the table, talking with the United Kingdom's Prime Minister. Sitting not far from them was the Prime Minister of her home country of Japan talking to his general Takaki Aso. It seemed as if every leader from the United Nations was here.
"Miki Saegusa!" called a familiar voice. "Or its Miki Shinjo now isn't it."
Miki looked up and walking over to her was Kenichi Yamane, a man who had worked with her back when the kaiju were prominent. Only a year older than her, Kenichi had been the definition of a computer nerd. He had worn dorky glasses, out of style clothes and had even had the stereotypical crush on her that he had tried to hide but failed.
"Kenichi!" Miki exclaimed, hugging him once he reached her. "It's good to see you. How have you been?"
"Great," Kenichi replied smiling. "My computer company has taken off and we're selling everything from new models to amazing games. How about you?"
"Can't complain," Miki said. "After Shinjo died Akari and I moved to Odo Island where we've been for the past ten years. It's been interesting but worth it.
"I was sorry to learn of Shinjo's death. It must have been really hard. It's good to hear that you and your daughter have been making it alright. I hope everything continues to go well."
"Thanks Kenichi."
Miki smiled up at her old friend and could not help but notice the difference. He no longer wore the dorky clothes but a stylish suit and his hair did not look like it had sheers taken to it but was styled and glistened with hair gel. His glasses were gone causing his brown eyes to stand out. They still had a playful, childish light to them, something that Miki thought that it made him more attractive. This was definitely not the little computer nerd she had worked beside all those years ago.
"I'm not surprised they called you in," Kenichi said, shaking Miki out of her thoughts. "I may have been an expert on kaiju but I paled in comparison to you."
Miki blushed a little. "I did my best. You were a big help too Kenichi. I hope we can work together again soon."
"Me too," Kenichi said. "That would be great."
Just then, the U.S. President stood up, calling the room to order.
"It was great to see you Miki," Kenichi said and walked to his seat. Miki did the same, sitting next to general Aso.
"Ms. Shinjo," he said as she sat down.
"Good to see you general. You look well."
"I am, thank you Miki." He smiled at her fondly, nodding slightly at her.
A man in his mid-seventies, General Aso was a big, muscular man. He had slicked back, white hair and wore his traditional military uniform that was adorned with many metals. Though his outward appearance was very gruff to look at, Miki knew that deep down the general was a very kind man who genuinely cared for the people he sought to protect. Twenty-one years ago he had fought against Spacegodzilla's forces and proved himself a staunch defender of both Japan and the rest of the world. If any person deserved to be here, it was Takaki Aso.
Just then the President began addressing the crowd. "I thank you all for being here today. As we all know, the kaiju have reemerged after nineteen years of peace. Just like before, destruction follows them like a dog after its master and there is nothing we can do about it. I asked you all here to find an answer to this problem. And also to see if we need to focus on all of them or just specific ones."
"They are all a problem!" exclaimed the German chancellor. "Their fights destroy countless cities and many innocent people die. To them we are little more than ants and they take no notice of us. They are a danger to us all!"
"What would you suggest we do then Chancellor?" the U.S. President asked.
"Destroy them all," she said like this was the most obvious thing in the world. "As long as the kaiju exist there will be no safe place for any human to live."
At this Miki jumped out of her seat. "No! We can't kill them. Why is that always the first thing every government goes to? If we don't understand something it must be destroyed. Have we forgotten that not all the kaiju are out to destroy us? Some actually tried to protect us twenty-one years ago. If it hadn't been for Godzilla and his followers, we may not even be here at all."
"True as that may be, we cannot overlook the fact that during their brawls many people's lives were destroyed," the chancellor replied. "Besides, how do we know that they were even looking out for us? For all we know, they are just wild animals fighting over territory. It is true that some did not try to eat us but what kind of a meal would we have made?"
"Are you forgetting that I am a telepath?" Miki asked, the rage becoming evident in her voice. "I communicated with them and discovered all their secrets. They are intelligent creatures who can think for themselves and choose between good and evil. I am telling you that Godzilla and the kaiju who fought with him were trying to protect us."
"But how do we know that is the case?" the chancellor retorted. "For all we know, you could have been secretly taking control of the most powerful creatures on the planet and planning to use them against us."
Just then, General Aso jumped to his feet, ready to defend the honor of his country. However, before he could let loose his wrath, both the Japanese prime minster and the U.S. president intervened.
"Takaki," the prime minister said. "Calm yourself. Let the chancellor make claims. We know the truth and replying with anger will do nothing to alleviate doubt."
"Thank you Prime Minister," the president said. "Madam Chancellor, that was uncalled for. The Japanese government has been nothing but honest with us and making such claims is unfair."
"And your proposal of killing the kaiju seems impossible as well. We all know from the past that the kaiju cannot be killed by any technology that we currently have. How would we succeed now when our weapons are no more powerful than what we have now?"
At this, the chancellor smiled. "I have an answer to that Mr. President." She gave one of the men with her a small nod and he ran to the back of the room, letting in two people.
The first was a man somewhere in his late fifties. His hair and beard were peppered with gray and it looked as if he groomed both every day. He carried himself with confidence as if he had a hidden power that surpassed everyone in the room. His eyes were a dark gray like a tombstone and seemed to say: "You cross me, you will die." It was immediately clear to Miki that she did not like this guy.
The other was a young blonde girl who looked like she was in her late twenties or early thirties. She had high cheekbones suggesting Russian descent. It was pretty clear that she was his assistant. Miki wondered how such a pretty girl could be in mixed up with a man like this.
"Allow me to introduce Saul Harris," the chancellor said. "He is a science professor at Yale and has been looking into the matter with the kaiju since they appeared two years ago. Once we learned of his work we asked him to accompany us here to present his findings to the rest of you. What he has discovered may surprise many of you."
Saul stood at the end of the table with complete confidence. It didn't seem to faze him that he was standing in front of some of the most powerful people in the world. Miki knew she would have to watch this man.
"As we all know," he began, "twenty-one years ago the kaiju disappeared from the world without a trace. Everyone wondered what happened to them. How could creatures as tall as skyscrapers just suddenly disappear like that? And then two years ago they suddenly reappear and almost immediately they are at war with each other. Now everyone was asking where they came from?"
"Being a scientist, I of course was curious and began searching for the answers. However, the answer eluded me. Nothing I could find made sense. It all disagreed with science. However, just a few weeks ago, the answer finally came to me."
He extended his hand to his assistant who handed him a book. Saul held it up for all to see and Miki let out a gasp. It was "The Kaiju World War," Will's book.
"I found my assistant Melody reading this one day and being curious I went out and bought a copy myself. In it is a pretty accurate description of the kaiju war with of course some literary coloring but also a rather intriguing plot. For those of you who have not read it, this book describes a man named Charles Hamilton and his friends. Each of them can turn into one of the very kaiju we know to exist currently.
Miki did not like where this was going.
"It is my belief," Saul continued, "that this is more than a story. This book relays real events and each one of the kaiju have human forms. This would explain why you cannot track them. They revert to their human forms to avoid such detection. We need to be hunting for these people and apprehend them so that they can do no more damage to us or our people."
Silence followed this. Miki was staring in horror at Saul. Had he really figured out that Will, Akari, and the others were kaiju? However, snickers began spreading around the group assembled. Soon, the whole room was roaring with laughter and Saul's face was turning red.
"You seriously believe," General Aso said, trying to control his laughter, "that the kaiju are walking among us? How dumb do you think we are?"
Miki let out a sigh of relief. No one seemed to believe the words of this scientist. Will and the others were safe for now.
"Seriously Chancellor," said the U.S. president. "What kind of joke is this? We need a serious answer, not the workings of a mad man." The chancellor's face turned beat red and it was clear that she wasn't far from an outburst. However, one look from her advisors and she simmered down.
"I think we'll take a ten minute break to clear our heads," the president said. "We'll meet back here and come up with a real solution to the problem." With that, the delegates broke apart and began talking amongst themselves.
"Can you believe that guy?" said Kenichi when he and Miki were standing in a corner. "He gives people in our field a bad name. I mean, how can he possibly believe that the kaiju have human forms. That's absurd right?"
"Oh yes, very absurd," Miki said distractedly. It made her uneasy that the German chancellor and Saul were talking with their heads so close together. Though the other countries didn't believe a word he said Miki knew that her daughter was not out of the woods yet. After she left here she would have to get in contact with Will or Akari and warn them of the danger they were in.