Part 3

In a village on the foot of Mount Hyono, a young couple was watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast. They had just reached the portion where Belle has made it to the castle when the young man spoke.

"Enjoying the movie?" He asked the woman.

"It's good." said the woman.

"Could've fooled me Ishi." the man smiled. "Your falling asleep."

"I've had a long day." Ishi whined. "I'm just tired."

"Right." the man said sarcastically.

In the movie, Belle had just found her father. The Beast then appeared and begins to threaten her to leave.

"I'd be terrified if I saw that thing." Ishi shivered.

"Well, it's not real." said the man.

"Come into the light." Belle said on the screen to the beast.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake under their feet. The woman and the man yelped in fear as items began to fall from cupboards and counters, smacking and crashing to the ground. As the Beast was about to be revealed, the television fell and crashed.

The floor beneath them then cracked as something began to rise from the ground. It looked like a mountain of fur. The man and woman screamed as a huge roar sounded out. The mountain then moved out of their house, into the rest of the village. That was the last thing the two of them saw before the house caved in on them.


Miles directly east of Japan, a fishing vessel was on its way back to Tokyo with a decent hall. It was late at night and rather dark. The sea seemed to be rather rough as well.

"Captain." the first mate said inside the bridge. "Do you need to get some rest?"

"I'm alright." said the captain. "I can probably last another hour or two. What's our position?"

"127 degrees, due west." said the first mate.

"Good." said the captain.

"Man it's dark out tonight." said the first mate. "Kinda gives me the creeps."

"Ha. This is nothing." said the captain. "I've been out on nights where the sea was raging like crazy. One storm nearly capsized us."

"Don't put that thought in my head." the first mate shivered.

The captain chuckled. His usual first mate was ill, so this man was substituting for him. He was young and obviously did not have a lot of experience far out at sea. Still, the captain thought he had potential.

Without warning, the boat gave might lurch as it seemed to hit something.

"What was that?" the first mate said.

"A reef I think." said the captain.

"Out here?" the first mate asked.

"It's possible." said the captain. "What else could it be?"

"I don't want to answer that question." the first mate shivered.

The captain shook his head. It was just reef. Or maybe a whale.

The boat lurched again. The captain and first mate lost their balance, both falling to the floor.

"I don't think that's a reef." said the first mate, running out of the bridge.

The captain stayed where he was. He heard the first mate call out to the crew as they began to board the deck. The captain looked out into the darkness of the night. There didn't seem to be anything out there. Then again, he wasn't worried about what was above the water. He was worried about what was below it.

There was a loud bang as the ship moved again. The sound was then followed by sound. It was a sound that the captain had never heard before. It sounded sort of like a whale. However, there was something different about it. It sounded almost reptilian.

The crew let out a scream as the ship was rocked again. The captain stumbled again and fell back to the ground. When he got up, he was met with a horrible sight. Serpent like head was rising from the port side of the ship. The creature had leathery, armor like skin and fins on either side like a cobra. It roared again as it plunged it's head onto the deck, knocking crew members off. Other crew members panicked and either ran below or leapt off the side of the ship. The monster then looked at the bridge and seemed to stare the captain down. It let out another roar as it reared back it's head and struck.


"What do you mean the earthquake is moving?" the minister of defense asked.

"The epicenter is on the move." said a general. "It started near Mount Hyono last night. Now it's traveling west. It's already close to the Kansei border."

"What could be causing the earthquake to move?" the minister of defense asked.

"I may be able to explain that." said Dr. Kobayashi, who just entered the room. "We have satellite images of the earthquake. After some careful observations, we have reason to surmise that something is within the epicenter of the earthquake."

"Within it?" Another general asked. "You mean, like a creature?"

"It's entirely possible." said Kobayashi. "A few eyewitness believe that they saw something."

"Eyewitnesses are no good." said the minister of defense. "We need to be sure."

"Well, I suggest we prepare some countermeasures." said Kobayashi. "As the earthquake seems to be heading directly towards the Himeji power plant."

"We'll send some people there." said the minister of defense.

A few generals nodded and left the meeting room. The minster then turned to Kobayashi.

"How are the mecha's fairing?" the prime minister asked.

"They are operational." said Kobayashi. "But Dr. Takaki continues to insist on not deploying them yet."

"We may not have a choice." said the prime minister. "First Godzilla, now we may have another monster on the loose."

"Where is Godzilla as of now?" Kobayashi asked.

"From what I hear, about a few days away from Marugame." said the prime minister.

"That's not far." said Kobayashi.

"Let's deal with this earthquake first." said the prime minister.

A phone then rang. The prime minister grabbed it.

"Yes?" He said. There was a pause before his face filled with concern. "Are you sure? When was it found? This morning? Good god. Yes. Yes, we'll investigate it immediately. Yes, thank you."

"What is wrong?" Kobayashi asked.

"A fishing boat went missing late last night." said the prime minister. "They are concerned that Godzilla is involved. I doubt it though. The boat was directly east of Tokyo."

"Let me know what you find." said Kobayashi. "I'm going to get the mechs ready. Sounds like we'll need them."

The prime minister nodded as Kobayashi left.