Disclaimer- I don't own Princess Mokonoke or any related character. It all belongs to Studio Ghibli. I also don't own Godzilla or Little Godzilla. It all belongs to Toho Co., Ltd. I also don't own Zigra or any related character. It all belongs to Kadokawa Pictures Co., Ltd.

Chapter Ten: Moro's Test & The Weapon

Forty five minutes later, San had finally awoken from her faint & saw that her mother & her brothers were sleeping beside her; San stood up & saw Little laying by the wall, San then stepped over her mother & layed next to Little.

She noticed that he had a dark green bruise on his face from where she striked him, she felt quite guilty for doing it, Little's head then suddenly jolted up & turned to her, he was awake & he had another bruise on the other side of his face, seeing this made San fill a bit worse.

"San! Your awake, good, it's been rather quite with everyone asleep. Nobody to talk to" said Little with a small sigh that could only slightly be heard "Little…I'm so sorry for what happened" said San, she felt very guilty for hurting Little & even giving him bruises, Little gently put his hand onto his left bruise, it was quite sore though he didn't want San to feel upset.

"Don't be…I've already said that I don't blame you, it was Zigra's fault, he was the one controlling you" said Little, trying to comfort his friend but San was not so easy turned "I know I wasn't able to control my actions but…I could see me hurting you & I couldn't stop…some friend I turned out to be, huh?" her expression darken as tear welled up in her eyes "you know…maybe your Father was right…maybe we should part ways…if we even escape..." San said bitterly as tears began to roll down her face & she barred her face in her legs.

Little was sadden to see his only friend cry "San…I don't want us to part way, if we did that my life would become unbearable" he said & San looked at Little, she had tear marks down her face "what do you mean? You have your Father" asked San with tears still rolling down her face & Little turned away, he was going to tell San what he really thought of their friendship.

"I know…& I do love my Father, very, very much, he means everything to me…" he paused for a second, as he tried to find the strength to say the next thing "but in truth…your my only friend, San, without you I would be lost" he said & this shocked San, she couldn't believe that she was his only friend "that's not true, you got along fine without me before we even met" she said though Little didn't stop there.

"No, it is true!" he said sternly "Before we met, I never had any friends, sure, my Father had friends & they were all nice, I liked them, but…a person need somebody…to be near him" his exspression became blank, but yet had a hint of sadness "People go crazy if they have nobody. It doesn't matter who that person is…as long as they stay by you…your fine" Little looked at San, still with a blank exspression "I care about you, San. I care a great deal about you, a very great deal. You are someone whom I simply cannot do without" he said with absolute. San was silent for a few seconds, shocked by the sudden revelation from her closet, no... her only friend, until she said "I…feel the same way" & San smiled at Little & Little then took San's hand.

"You give my life another beautiful purpose, & maybe…maybe that's enough. Because that's just about the greatest gift one friend can give another" he said & the two put the foreheads together, tears of happiness escaped San's eyes, she was greatly happy to know how much she meant to Little. Little was also just as happy as her though he didn't cry.

Unaware to the two friends, Moro was awake & had listened to Little's words, especially the part about needing somebody, no matter whom they are. Moro turned her head so slightly that Little & San didn't notice, & with one eye she looked at the sleeping Moru & Yama.

Moro didn't want to remember the last time she saw their Father, though she couldn't keep it under the wraps...

Flashback starts (Note: i am going to go on a limp & say that Moro is three hundred years old, as her kind is apparently immortal. I hope that this is okay with everyone, i know she should be a little older but i don't want her to be too old)

48 years from the present...

Moro, two-hundred & two years old, was hunting out during a beautiful night, the stars & moon were glowing with a beautiful white light that reflected off of Moro's fur, giving her such a heavenly glow. She was currently one human month pregnant with pups &, although it would of been wise for her not to hunt, she refused to be a burdan to her mate, whom she had been with for the last five years.

Just then Moro saw her prey, two deers, & she got to the ground & got ready to attack. Then, without wasting a heart beat, she pounced at the deers. One escaped but the other was not so luckly as it had to feel the cold embrace of death as Moro bit into its throat, killing it instantly. Looking at her kill with pride, Moro was about to eat it when she heard some rustling behind her...

She turned & saw another wolf, whom she recognized with ease. It was a male wolf, he had a strong frame, his fur was pure white like snow & he had bright blue eyes. This was Ookami, her mate. He had a kind smile on his face "my dear Moro, you never cease to amaze me. Even when pregnant with our pups you still have the same fury as always".

"I told you that i wouldn't be a burdan to you, Ookami" Moro rebutted, she turned back to her kill & picked it up in her jaws. She then turned & ran back to their den, with Ookami following closet behind her, still with a smile on his face.

Flashback ends

Moro could not bear the memory, as happy as it was to see her old mate again it reminded her of the horrible fate he suffered. It was two months before Moru & Yama were born when Ookami died, & ironically he was killed by none other than Lady Eboshi. Moro felt great pain & sadness that day & the pain had never truly gone away though she has never told anybody about it, not even her own children. She wondered if Godzilla had the same past as her & then she began to regret what she said to Godzilla more.

Just then MechaGodzilla came in & everyone looked at him, even Moru & Yama awoke to see him, MechaGodzilla this time looked only at Moro.

Her test had begun.

"The mother wolf will come to the command deck" said MechaGodzilla &, without hesitation, Moro got up & followed MechaGodzilla once the electric bars went down & closed again, she had a bone to pick with Zigra.

Once Moro got to the command deck, she saw that Zigra was smiling, the same irritating smile he always shows to his test subjects "welcome, my dear Fraulein" he said, is tone was slightly cold & lacked joy "I can't say what a joy it is to finally speak to you face to face" he continued.

Moro found this all very strange though she knew something was about to happen, so she decided to speak "I'm sorry I don't feel the same way" & Zigra's smile slightly grew "I'm sorry too, but I assure you that I mean you no harm, I merely want to ask you some questions" said Zigra, though Moro did not believe him "I find that very hard to believe" she said coldly & Zigra grinned in what appeared to be joy "whatever do you mean, my dear Fraulein?" he asked.

Moro got mad; she had had enough of these games. She snaled "you know what I mean! You have done nothing but make us suffer so far! You taunted Godzilla, killed the man I was going to kill & made my daughter fight her only friend! He barely escaped with his head still attached! So do you really expect me to just-" she would have continued if Zigra didn't interrupt her.

"Will you shut up!?" he snaled just as loud as her & Moro glared at him "how dare you…!?" & Zigra's smiled had returned, this time it was true joy "even if I had made your gilt of a daughter stab that pathetic excuse for a prince in the heart, I would not have shed a single tear! Anything lesser than a Zigran is weak & pathetic. So shut up & pay attention! You miserable, squealing sow!" he shouted & all went silent.

Moro sneered at Zigra, showing some of her canine teeth "all I wish to know is: what is your relationship with Godzilla & his son?" Zigra asked & Moro was surprised, she didn't know what he meant by relationship, so she decided to say what she thought at the moment.

"My…relationship with Godzilla is merely temporary, are families are just working together to achieve our goals, that's it" she said bluntly, though Zigra didn't believe a word " 'temporary?' Don't make me laugh! I can see it from your eyes that you have grown attached to the King of the Monsters, as your daughter has for the Prince of the Monsters. So don't you tell me it's temporary, you sow!" he sneered & silence retook the area, Moro was now unsure.

Did the word attached mean the same as love?

Was she in love with Godzilla?

She couldn't tell but she wasn't about to be beaten easily "it is temporary! Once we escape this place we will part ways & we can then get on with our lives. That's what…he said…" Moro said though now that she thought about it, it really made her unhappy to hear Godzilla suggest that they should go their separate way if they succeed in their mission. & now that Emperor Asano was dead there was nothing to hold them back, expect the friendship between Little & San but Moro knew that wasn't enough to change Godzilla's mind.

Zigra then laughed at her.

"It seems he's left quite an impression on you & your family. Do you know that he comes from a world where there are monsters just like him?" he asked "& they believe in him so much that they would gladly die for him. He calls them his "Brothers of War" as they are all affected by the same weapon used in a human war which transformed them into the monsters they are now. They all have their special abilities, one can fly, one can roll into a ball & one can even deliver kicks so powerful it would make a mountain tremble!" his voice then became that of regret "But Godzilla does not care for them, he is just a monster incapable of feeling emotions, he just gets what he wants when he want. To him, they are mere cannon fodders; expendable living shields so that once man's weapons are empty & they are dead on the ground; he, The God of Destruction, can kill them all with his power. But you…" he narrowed his eyes at her "what do you think you & your family means to him? Are you family, Brothers & Sisters of War, friends, allies, companions or shields?" Zigra finished with an evil smile, the information was a shock to Moro & for once, she was left without an answer, much like Godzilla before her.

Zigra's smile then grew bigger, so big that it seemed his beak had to grow just to show it "that is all I wanted to know…MechaGodzilla, return this sow to her cell" said Zigra darkly & once again without joy, Moro silently turned & walked down the direction of the corridor with MechaGodzilla close behind her.

Moro began to wonder if she was a friend to Godzilla or that he just saw her & her family as shields to do his work. But she knew he wouldn't use someone like that, she could tell that from when he gave his life to the Forest Spirit to stop its rampage. But then again, she had been at his throat lately...so mabye he saw her as a burdan?

Who knew?

Once they got to the cell, Moro walked in without a fuss or struggle & she silently laid on the ground as the electric bars when back up & MechaGodzilla left, with his mechanical stomping feet were faintly heard though the thick wall.

"Mother! Are you all right?" asked San, who had been worried about her since she left & all Moro said was "I'm fine, San" & she turned her head away from San's eyes, Little then stepped in "what did he do to you Moro? Please say" he asked & Moro turned to him "he merely asked me a question & told me some information about your Father" she said & Little was suspicious of this.

"What question? What information? Tell me, please" pleaded Little, Moro then sighed "he asked me about my relationship with you & your father, I said it was just temporary & then he told me about your Father's 'Brothers of War' & how he uses them as living shields. Is that what you wanted to know?" she said with bitterness, Little knew that that touch of harshness was because the question had been hard for her to answer, so Little told her the truth.

"That's not true! My Father does not use his friends as shields, he cares greatly about them, their like his family" though Moro didn't reply, she was still lost in thought & confusion, Little sighed & sat back next to the wall with San.

The same silence which had been in the room all that time had returned & no one said anything more after that.

Unaware to them all, Zigra was starting his first test with the weapon, in a separate room, MechaGodzilla was powering up the weapon & he called out to Zigra "weapon ready & waiting for activation" & Zigra smiled in joy "excellent! Activate it! We shall drench this world in water!" he cried out & MechaGodzilla activated the weapon, which was hooked up to a keyboard control panel.

The weapon was a weather control machine, it was about nine & a half foot high, just about five inches shorter than the room, it looked like an old fashion ray gun with a green light at the tip.

The reason why Zigra had been constructing it was because he had the malice dream to use it to cover the world in water by raising the sea level by changing the position of the moon & raising the sea level, thereby making it suitable for the Zigran race!

A screen came out of the wall & appeared in front of Zigra showing the moon in an early morning sky, the sun would rise in the next hour so they had to act.

The weapon raised & entered a hole in the wall in which it fitted perfectly, the weapon then came at the top of the ship & was ready for action "activate! This world will be the Zigran race new Eden! A new planet for colonization!" Zigra cried out in joy & MechaGodzilla activated it.

The light on top of the weapon started to light up green & it made the area around the ship move in a clockwise direction, like there was a short underwater tornado & then green lightning started shooting off of the top & was hitting the rocks & the sand that was now twisting like a wide tornado.

& then a green ray shot out of the top, it exsploded out of the sea & struck the moon "target hit. Beginning movement" said MechaGodzilla & he started to type some of the buttons on the console & the beams power increased.

From Zigra's point, everything was going brilliantly.

"Yes! Perfect! Everything is going exactly as I planned! Increases the power!" he yelled & MechaGodzilla did, but then the beam started to cut out.

At first very briefly but then it became more frequent until the beam had stopped completely.

The weapon came back down to the ship & it had sparks flying out of it "emergency! Weapon malefaction! Emergency! Emergency!" yelled MechaGodzilla, who robotic voice had a tone of fear in it, then a big spark came out of the weapon & it went silent with black smoke coming out of it "no…! NO! How is this possible!? Explain! MechaGodzilla! EXPLAIN!" screamed a horrified Zigra.

MechaGodzilla came to Zigra, he had a slight black mark on his upper body from the smoke "unknown malfunction in the weapon. I shall investigate" said MechaGodzilla "do so! & be quick!" yelled Zigra & MechaGodzilla walked away to begin his investigation.

"I cannot believe this has happened!" said Zigra, things had go horribly wrong, he had to think of something fast before the Zigran elders contacted him.

Though he couldn't think of what to do.

The weapon is reveled! But it flopped! Also i am rather proud on how the LittlexSan scene came out.

I also hope you like Moro's back story, it was inspired by storylover17's story The Life of San, so i don't own Ookami. It's also my first attemt at a flashback, so let me know if it was okay.

Also, 'The Brothers of War', yes those are Godzilla friends from Earth

Also, if you are wondering why Little's bruise were dark green, it is because when humans get bruises they are caused by internal bleeding that goes into the interstitial tissues, which give us a blueish-red mark becasue of our red blood. I thought then it would be easy to assume that, since Little has green scales for skin & red blood, Little would have dark green marks for brusies.

Hope you are liking the stroy so far!