Godzilla and Gamera: The First Final War

Chapter 4: Return of the King

7:00 AM

Young Xilien Leader

What a night; after the harrowing experience of being sucked through the wormhole, I finally got up after a night's rest and resumed command. "(Sigh) Status report!" I demand, wanting to know the situation. "We're currently hovering 100 miles over Tokyo, cloaking has been activated" one of my grunts replies. "Good, then its time to release the monsters we recreated" I command. "We just need to finish the addition of the M Base to the monsters sir, and we'll be ready to send them down" another of my grunts adds. "Excellent" I respond, as I cut the telepathic link. "Whew, it's a good thing we kept genetic blueprints of each creature, because that blasted Godzilla destroyed them all last time" I say to myself.

"Sir, we've got a situation-Code Red!" a grunt screams through the intercom. With a sigh of exasperation, I pressed the button and called back. "What's going on this time?" I groan, annoyed at this interruption. "The Zilla, its gone berserk-the monster is free from its restraints!!!" the grunt replies, his tone severely panicky. "How did that happen!?!" I yell. "We were about to stun it and take it to the lab for DNA modification, but it was waiting for that chance, and it just charged out at full speed" the grunt replies.

"Contain it quickly-that one is extremely dangerous!" I shout, realizing the damage that beast could do to the ship. "We're doing our best sir, but…oh no; Situation critical, the creature has entered the power core!!!!" the grunt shrieks with horror. "STOP IT NOW!!!!" I scream, realizing the situation had become cataclysmic. "Its too late, its attacking the power cor-AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" the grunt screams, before a huge explosion rocks the ship, causing the connection on the com to go dead.

As the rumbling died down, I managed to steady myself once again. "Sir, we've got bad news, the explosion has freed all the monsters, and Zilla is now messing with the particle transporter field!!" one of my high level grunts says through a telepathic connection. "Don't just stand there, DO SOMETHING!!!!" I shriek, wanting to avoid the disaster that came to mind.

But it was too late, in an instant, there was a large explosion, and we entered warp state.

After about 10 minutes, I managed to get up, the explosion having knocked me clear off my feet. "(Groan) I want a status report-STAT!" I scream through the telepathic connection, demanding answers. "We've got bad news sir; first, the monsters have all been warped off the ship; second, the transporter field has warped us beyond Earth's moon; and third, the transporter field has sustained heavy damage, as have all our cloaking devices" the grunt from just before the second explosion replies through the renewed telepathic link.

"How far are we from Earth?" I ask, rubbing my temples in distress. "500,000 miles sir" the grunt replies. "(Groan) Just great! Begin repairs immediately, I want everything back up to 100 percent operational as soon as possible!" I command. "Yes sir" the grunt replies, severing the telepathic link. "Curse you Zilla, you will be punished most severely when we recover you" I say as I take a seat on my new throne. Now I just had to wait for repairs to be completed, which hopefully would be soon.

Captain Gordon

As the morning came, I was up early as usual, along with Ozaki and Kazama. As I poured myself some Columbian Brew Coffee, I smelled the steamy goodness of the black liquid. "(Sigh) Well I think we should take a look at the local news boys" I say to my star crew members. "Sounds like a plan sir" Ozaki replies.

As we tuned the receiver to the local station, there was a flashy title. "Channel 3 News reporting; the latest update on the mysterious rumblings off the coast of Tokai" the news lady says as it shows the title card. "Unusual seismic disturbances near Tokai coastal region?" Kazama says as he reads the title out loud. "I don't like the sound of that, should we investigate sir?" Ozaki asks, his tone slightly worried. "You bet we're gonna investigate; wake the crew-prepare to plot a course for Tokai immediately!" I command, wanting them to stop dawdling. "Sir, Yes Sir!" they both say simultaneously.

After 10 minutes, Akiko and the rest of the crew had been woken, and we were on our way to Tokai at top speed; Mach 3.

"So, any ideas as to what creature would be doing this?" Ozaki asks as he goes through files on the creatures the EDF has encountered in the past. "I bet its that Gamera creature; I mean, did you see that thing? It was huge!" Akiko comments as he guides the craft. "I don't think Gamera is the culprit" Miyuki injects.

Several crew hands turned to look at her, and gave her an odd face. "What makes you say that? We saw it arrive at the port in Fukuoka by water, and it was gigantic" Kazama argues. "Yes but…Gamera isn't heavy enough" Miyuki responds.

This fully prompted my attention, and I turned to face her. "What do you mean?" I ask, becoming very curious. "I took some samples of Gamera's flesh from when we blasted him, and did a full scale genetic test; the results were astonishing" she continues. "Go on, what did the tests reveal?" I ask, my yearning to know further aroused. "I figured out its physical attributes of mass and size exactly; Gamera is 80 meters tall, his shell is 40 meters wide and 60 meters long" Miyuki begins. "That seems about right" Kazama comments. "But he only weights 120 tons" Miyuki finishes.

At that revelation, my eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. "Only? That's all that giant weights!?!" I blurt, shocked at what I was hearing. "Yes, its astonishing-I know, but that is how much Gamera weighs; he needs to be that light to fly as he does" Miyuki says as she looks at the schematic. "No kidding, I mean-it took off like a freaking jet!" Kazama comments.

"That's not all, analysis of his insides reveals…a remarkable power source" Miyuki says with hushed fascination. "Power source? What kind of power source?" I ask, my interest at a peak now. "Its…mind-blowing, unlike anything I've ever seen; its some kind of…bioelectric plasma organ. Now its power isn't on the same scale as Godzilla's nuclear heart, but its on a very comparable level-and very stable" Miyuki explains.

"That amazing huh?" I ask, as I look at the projected screen through the holo-projector. "Yes, its what Gamera uses to power his jets for flight; it can also be used to create plasma fireballs; and with his eyesight and mental capacities, he can fire them with devastating accuracy" Miyuki says as the screen zooms in on the chest area of the Gamera projection.

"Wait, are you sure Gamera isn't heavy enough to cause seismic disturbances?" I ask, remembering the news report. "120 tons, we have machines heavier than that, and they don't make vibrations powerful enough to detect without a seismograph" Miyuki argues. "But his size and footfalls distribute his weight differently, so I think its possible that his stomping could make mini earthquakes" Kazama adds.

Just then, a loud whooshing noise appeared beside us, and as I looked out the port side (left) observation window, I saw that spinning shell of the monster we had just been analyzing.

"Not if he isn't in the bay he can't" I retort, tilting my head to the window. Ozaki and Kazama quickly jumped up and stared in awe. "Its…keeping up with us, at 3 times the speed of sound…" Ozaki replies breathlessly. "No, overtaking us, Gamera is increasing his speed" Kazama blurts. "Where is he heading?" I demand, wanting to know how we classify this kaiju.

"Following his current trajectory, he'll land at…-" Akiko starts, suddenly pausing mid-sentence. "At where? He'll land where Akiko?" I shout, trying to snap him out of his trance. "He'll land at…at Tokai" Akiko stammers.

At this, we all shuddered. "Why would Gamera be heading for Tokai? There aren't any Gyaos there" Miyuki inquires. Then, it dawned on me; I knew what was going on. "Its not because of the Gyaos…its something far worse" I say ominously.

"What do you mean sir?" Akiko asks, his voice filled with concern. "Tokai has one of Japan's most well known and productive nuclear power plants, what do you think I mean?" I reply, rather annoyed at their thick headedness.

"Sir…are you saying…you mean…?-" Akiko stutters.

"That's right, the King of Monsters; Godzilla has returned" I say boldly, stating the truth in all its cold and frightening terror.

Shin'ichi Ozaki

I knew this would be bad if a giant monster was about to attack Tokai's Nuclear power plant, but Godzilla was the worst case scenario. "Godzilla must be hungry, after all, he hasn't feed in over 50 years" Captain Gordon says as we fall behind Gamera, who had surpassed Mach 3.2. "Does that mean…Godzilla plans to drain the plant's power core?" I ask, a worried expression on my face.

"Yes, that's how he feeds; Nuclear Radiation is Godzilla's power source. I remember when he attacked a nuclear sub back in 1954, he just yanked out the core and sucked the energy right through his palm" Captain Gordon says, a chilling image imprinting in my head; Godzilla tearing a submarine apart and grabbing the still hot nuclear core for its power.

"Wait, if Godzilla is attacking Tokai to get to the power plant…then why is Gamera heading there?" I ask, confused as to Gamera's reasons for heading to our destination. "Maybe he needs nuclear energy too" Kazama suggests.

"Impossible, Gamera thrives on the bioelectric plasma he generates from absorbing thermal energy; he has no need for radiation" Miyuki counters. "Then why would he…(gasp) Godzilla" I say, realizing the turtles intentions.

"What?" Captain Gordon says with a start. "Gamera…he's going to fight Godzilla…he's attempting to protect the city and its inhabitants" I state plainly.

Narrator

As the King of Monsters got to shallow waters, he finally touched down on the sandy bed and began to stand up. His head slowly breached the water, causing it to bulge slightly like a bubble. Finally, after several seconds, it burst through, and the towering titan revealed himself to an unsuspecting and defenseless Japan.

He quickly eyed the coast, seeing the tiny creatures that had caused him pain so many years ago, and destroyed his world. Their screams of terror amused him so, and how he would have loved to squash a few now. But that would have to wait, currently, he realized he requires energy; and the nearest source wasn't too far away.

Less than 5000 feet to his northwest from where he had come ashore, the nuclear power plant sat. As he prepared to head toward the plant, something smashed into him at insane speeds, and continued to push on him, causing the nuclear leviathan to be carried into the sky.

After several minutes, Godzilla had gotten fed up with this, and shifted his weight and fell off the object that had be flying him away from the power plant. A 20 second drop wasn't all that painful, but it sure did some damage. But that was repaired in seconds, the shattered areas of bone and impacted organs regenerating almost instantly. What really hurt was that this object had so easily moved him against his will.

His aggressor soon revealed itself. As the large oval shape came out of the sky, jet streams pouring from the sockets, two arms, legs, and a tail popped out, followed by a head with enormous tusks. It was a giant turtle. But unlike any Godzilla had ever seen before. It was more…humanoid, it looked very similar in shape and stance to the tiny creatures called humans that fought him so often with their machines.

As the turtle creature let out a bellowing wail, he realized it was not as fearsome as he first thought. It actually seemed…reluctant to fight; as though it were trying to reason with him. But Godzilla would have none of that, he needed energy, and nothing but nothing was going to get in his way.

With one simple inhalation, he filled his lungs to max, and then let loose a bellowing roar louder than a thunderstorm, and shook the entire area with the force of a low level earthquake. As he loosed his fury and anger at this obstacle, he let the world know that once again, the King had returned; and he was ready to brawl to remove all obstacles to the power that would satiate his hunger.