SMSTSS 38: "Trail of Moving Pictures!" – By Ocramed


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Note: This is a limited story. C&C are welcomed.

Special Note: This "story" takes on upcoming movie trailers (for the most part).

Author's Note: This chapter is based upon the film "Pacific Rim", but with my take on events. SPOILER ALERT, if you haven't seen the film yet.


Part 8: "Queen of the Monsters!"


Now, for something completely different…

With Ranma Saotome gone from her life, thanks to defeating the Phoenix God known as "Saffron" a year ago, Usagi Tsukino, aka "Sailor Cosmos", had to take up the slack in defending Earth. This time, it was from the Kaiju. To be sure, Earth has always had a giant monster problem, whether they were dinosaurs, mad science projects, aliens and so forth. In the case of the kaiju, these monsters were a problem since the end of War World II, and had primarily kept their mayhem either in the Far East, centering on the nation of Japan, or directed to attack the Eastern Seaboard of the United State by the super-villain known as the Mole Man for some scheme. However, in recent years, the attacks have increased, and with other threats to the planet to deal with taking more prominence, it was time to stem the tide of these attacks to more manageable levels…

And, thus, General Stacker Pentecost, head of Pan Pacific Defense Corps's Anti-Kaiju Taskforce, had decided to pay a visit to the one person who could deal with the crisis personally.

"General?" Usagi said, as she opened her home, located in Azabuu Juuban District.

"I apologize for not coming here unannounced, but I need your help," Pentecost said, as he stood tall on Usagi's front steps.

Usagi looks behind Pentecost, and sees a young man with blond hair looking about while a shorter man, who was wearing glasses, was working on some sort of PDA…

"Well, come in," Usagi said, as she opens the door wide to allow her guest to enter her home. "And don't forget to take off your shoes."

"Of course," Pentecost said.

"Actually, I was referring to your companions, general. Jaeger pilots tend to be like fighter jocks, you know."

Pentecost turned towards his companions, and gave them a look that admonished them.

"I didn't do anything," said the young man.

"What?" the companion said.

Usagi mere chuckled, as she moved aside to let her guest enter her home…

"…And we find that the portal seems to be keyed to allow kaiju to enter our world," said the science geek, whose name was Dr. Newton Geiszler, a scientist who was the foremost expert of kaiju to date. He was giving a holographic presentation in Usagi's living room.

"In fact, subsequent studies have indicated that these latest kaiju are bioengineered, different from previous monsters that the world has encountered before."

"Then these attacks are not random after all," Usagi said over tea. "And that is why you guys came back to me, in spite of the fact that you all should have the resources to overcome this problem."

"Correct," Pentecost said. "Years ago, you showed us how to fight kaiju with your demonstration. I was there, representing British interests in this matter, before becoming General Tenaka's replacement."

"Ah, yes, Keiko Tanaka," Usagi said, thinking of her long-time nemesis.

"Yes, and her daughter Mako has become one of elite Jaeger pilots."

In this case, Jaeger pilots, unlike "Bigs", "Evas" and other giant robot/mecha armor, Jaegers were specifically designed to combat Kaiju…

"Princess, I don't know what happened between you and my predecessor, the events that forced her to retire from her position, but, the operation that I have in mind, to destroy the kaiju, portal might mean Mako's death," Pentecost said. "As well as the deaths of many of my top pilots."

"With all due respect, protecting Earth will always mean sacrificing one's self for the greater good," Usagi said. "And if you succeed, with or without my help, you might be out of a job."

"Better to be out of a job than risk any more lives," said the blond young man.

"And you are…?" Usagi asked.

"The name's 'Raleigh Beckett'," the young man said. "I'm a Jaeger pilot, and Lt. Mako Mori's synch partner."

"Okay," Usagi said with a nod. From her knowledge of cybernetic synchronization, the only successful usage of this method involved one of two means. One, in the case of EVAs, the pilot of bioengineered to synch with the mecha suit, and, two, in the case of Jaegers, two non-bioengineered pilots were needed. Smaller mecha suits could be piloted by single pilots, but larger mechas had to use special means to pilot the really giant robots…

"Will you assist us in shutting down that portal?" Pentecost asked.

"You will have my help then," Usagi said, as he sets her tea-cup down. "But, we will do this MY way."

"What do you have in mind?"

Days later…

"I don't think this is a good idea," Dr. Geiszler said. "I mean, we get to use…HIM?"

"Better HIM than our pilots," Pentecost said, as he spoke in the PA system. "To all assigned Jaegers: your mission is to assist 'Lunar Princess' and the creature known as 'Gojira'. YOU ARE NOT TO ENGAGE IN COMBAT UNLESS PROVOKED. Understood?"

"Read you loud and clear, home base," Beckett said. He then turned towards his co-pilot.

"Ready?"

"Ready," Mako said with hesitation. She knew that her mother and the Moon Princess were bitter rivals, a rivalry that had cost her mother her position within the corps. Still, she was a professional, thus any emotion that she had in the matter was set aside for the mission…

"I do hope that the Princess remembers her role in this mission," Mako said.

"I hope so," Beckett said, as he changed channels. "Gipsy Dancer to Lunar Princess: we're ready."

"Roger that," Usagi said, as she began to move her Jaeger, which, not surprisingly, looked like a robot version of herself. She then turned towards her "shadow clone"…

"Ready?" Usagi said to her duplicate.

"Ready," replied her duplicate.

Usagi then closed her eyes, and began to utilize her innate telepathic skills…

"{Gojira, ready?} Usagi said telepathy.

Outside, on the shores of Monster Island, the King of the Monster himself roared in replied. Since the increase in kaiju activity, Gojira and the other native monsters had been assisting the humans in the battle against the invading kaiju. After all, if anyone is going to terrorize the humans, it will be HIM.

"RRRROARRRRR!" Gojira roared.

"Let's go deep sea fishing," Usagi said, as she and the other Jaeger pilots were dropped into the oceans, even as Gojira dives into the dark waters.

The evening promises to be one helluva night.

Fin.