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Chapter 8
On board the C-16, flying over California
Kiyru sat beside Ford, listening to one of the soldiers praying. She fingered the pocket watch, waiting for the moment where they would have to jump out, fall into the awaiting hell below. She glanced over at Ford and saw him looking at the picture that Serizawa gave him, as well as another picture that had a little boy and a woman smiling. She looked back down at the pocket watch, her eyes grew determined. That's when the buzzer sounded.
She and Ford stood up, pocketing their things, put their masks and goggles on and went into the middle of the plane a the ramp slowly lowered. She could hear the countdown, the nervous breathing of soldiers. As the final buzzer sounded, they all bolted and leaped out. They spread out there arms and legs and red smoke was trailing behind them from their boots.
She fell through the air, past the first layer of clouds. She could see a vortex like cloud formation on the left of her, lightning struck inside of it. She stared at it until they past the second layer and she looked down, her eyes taking in the site of the once lively city. Buildings were demolished and fire rose from the city streets and still burning buildings.
As they got closer and closer to the city, something caught her eye. She looked over and saw Godzilla, biting down on the male's wing before throwing him and letting out a soundless roar. She quickly looked back own at the city before pulling her parachute and she glided down the rest of the way. She managed to land on her feet before getting the parachute off. She tore the goggles off an threw them somewhere behind her.
She brought her gun up and started to carefully walk forward. She didn't see no one in her sight, making her curse under her breath. She could feel the thundering footsteps of Godzilla underneath her feet, making her feel a little bit better. She continued forward, not stopping until everything went strangely silent, save for the shrieking of a Muto in the distance. There was no footsteps anymore, just an eerie silence.
A roar suddenly sounded through the air, long and drawn out. She looked ahead and saw a silhouette standing up in the smoke, before it charged forward, the thundering footsteps vibrating the ground.
She took off like a shot, jumping over debris and cars and slipping under fallen lampposts. She didn't stop, She couldn't stop. She had to get to the others before anything could potentially happen to them.
Finally- FINALLY- she made it to the nest which was basically just a giant hole in the ground. She panted, wiping the sweat off of her brow. She could hear the sound of fighting nearby but paid little attention to it. She could see some of them carrying the bomb towards her, the others clearing the path for them. Once they were up to where she was, she quickly scanned through them and noticed that one was missing. One also noticed and called out to Ford, receiving no response.
"Go with the others, I'll wait for him." She told him. He looked at her before following the others. She paced as she waited for the man that she now viewed as a close friend.
"Kiyru!" She heard Ford call. She looked down and saw Ford climbing up. "Its going to blow!" He started to climb out before the nest exploded, sending Ford and Kiyru flying into the air and slamming down into the ground a few feet away.
Kiyru gasped for air before she heard a sand sound. She looked over and saw the female who was letting out roars of sadness and pain. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ford starting to crawl back and she followed suit. A noise caught her attention once they made it to the piller and looked over, catching site of the two humans. She loomed close to them, her jaws gaping, as if to swallow them whole.
A low hum filled the air as a light blue glow casts over the three.
Godzilla stood up to his full height, the middle row of the dorsal plates lit up one by one until it reached the last plate on his neck, the humming getting louder as they lit up. He barreled out his chest, taking a deep breath before exhaling. A blue and White stream of what looked like to be either fire or radio-active breath launched from his mouth hitting the female, making her go back a few feet. He did it a second time, bringing her to her knees.
Ford and Kiyru stood up and Ford grabbed his leg in pain before starting to limp away. Kiyru on the other hand, had a hand on her bleeding chest. A piece of shrapnel had flew from the explosion and caught her right in the left side of the chest, near her shoulder. She had to tear it out while Godzilla attacked the female and was now following close behind Ford.
"Ford...Ford, I need...to stop." She panted before stumbling to a stop in front of a street that had a fenced in area. She didn't know how long they were running/limping for, but all she knew is that her chest hurt and if she pushed herself any farther, she would have more trouble breathing.
Ford slowly stopped a few paces in front of her, panting himself. A thud caught their attention, making them look over. A webbed hand had came down in the street followed by a scarred face which hovered a few feet over the ground. Yellow orange eyes looked at them tiredly, and his and Ford's eyes connect. Godzilla closed his eyes as the cloud of dust rolled in and obstructed their view.
Gunfire sounded in the distance, causing the two to look towards the water front. Kiyru slowly went to a building and leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down it and slumped against it.
"What are you doing? Get up." Ford walked over to her.
"Ford, I got nothing left." she told him, leaning her head back. "You know what to do. Get that bomb out of here okay?"
"But...what about..."
"I'll be fine Ford. Now go."
He stared at me fore a second before nodding and limp away, towards the water front. She watched with a small smile before looking up at the sky. She cold hear Godzilla's breathing now, within the cloud of dust.
She slowly closed her eyes, and allow herself to be lost in darkness.
Godzilla could small the smaller creature, signalling that it was still here. The other had gone, living it here. Weather it was for rest or abandonment, he didn't know. He moved forward, being careful of the structure on his right, and looked on the other side. He could see the creature more clearly now and he can smell the scent of blood. He reached over a clawed finger out and brushed it against it, making to move to the side. He carefully picked up the creature and held it close to his face, sniffing it.
It was just a youngling, just out of its hatchlinghood it smelled like. He lift his head up when he heard the female roar and shriek. He made sure to keep a secure hold of the youngling before standing to his full height and started to make his way towards the water. Once he got there, he gently set it down onto a clear piece of the ground.
The female was so invested on what was in front of her that she didn't notice him yet, which was a very good thing.
He snuck up behind her before biting her in the shoulder. He pulled her back, grab her jaws and force them open. A low hum sounded, getting louder and louder as his dorsal plates lit up. He took a deep breath before letting loose his radio-active breath right into her mouth. Her neck burned and the head came off. Godzilla stopped, gripping the upper jaw as he turned and let out a triumphant roar to the sky. He dropped the head as lights came on from the city.
He sluggishly walked back to land, pausing only to pick up the creature. He let out a tired groan before falling down, exhausted. He could feel some of the buildings around him fall on top of him, making him hold his closed fist up so that none got on it. His fist fell to the rubble and his eyes slowly closed as sleep started to overpower him.
Behind his eyelids, he could see two like him, a massive male that had a massive three row dorsal plates lining his back. His snout was short, like his and his eyes was a piercing orange.
Beside him was a female, smaller than a male. she was lighter than he and the older male and had shorter dorsal plates. her snout was slightly longer and her eyes were a yellow color.
Everything faded as sleep claimed him.
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