The force was indescribable. Like watching the Titans duel on the peak of Mount Olympus. The Leviathan and Behemoth dueling amongst the shattered crust and smashing waves. The Earth and Moon colliding, reducing all to dust. No one metaphor seemed to deem the sight justice. It was something that had to be witnessed to truly know.
Godzilla slammed its mighty fist into the side of the MUTO's head, sending it reeling through the air. It skidded through the airstrip, kicking up clouds of dust and chunks of concrete and asphalt. The planes exploded upon impact, the gasoline burning and glowing like fireworks. With a snarl, the MUTO bolted to its feet and charged its opponent. Godzilla slammed its shoulder into the oncoming MUTO, sending it to the ground once more. The giant reptile staggered but remained on its feet. Determined to take down its competition, Godzilla ripped a large tower from its base and hurled it at the MUTO. It exploded in a cloud of dust and rock, missing the MUTO but keeping it off its feet for a little longer. The panicked civilians inside the airport screamed as the windows shattered and debris fell upon them. The Avengers watched the sight in horror and shock.
"That thing's gonna cause as much damage as the MUTO!" Steve shouted.
"We've gotta lure it away from the civilians," Rhodey said.
"Right," Tony said. "And how do we do that?" They watched the MUTO kick at Godzilla while it fluttered around. Thor spun Mjolnir in his hand and gripped the handle tightly.
"We fight," he grunted. The Hulk huffed in agreement. Electricity crackled in Thor's hammer.
"Hold on, big guy," Steve said. "We need a plan of attack before we engage these guys."
"I have a plan," Thor said. "Attack."
"Um, my joke?" Tony said. Thor leapt through the air, Mjolnir pointed at the two monsters. The Hulk charged after him, kicking up bits of concrete with every stomp. Tony flew past Steve after the others. "Rhodey. Let's move." He was already hot on Tony's heels after the two beasts.
"Natasha, I need pickup," Steve said, figuring his odds would be better behind a gun rather than just a shield.
"Copy that," she replied. Godzilla and the MUTO were snapping at each other, the scaly hand wrapped firmly around the plated neck. A sharp pain in the side of its head sent the giant reptile staggering back. The MUTO cried out as it felt its wings singed by intense heat. Tony and Rhodey peppered the wing membrane with missiles and bullets while Mjolnir made contact with Godzilla's cheek. The giant beasts felt their anger now being directed to the small nuisances hovering around them like gnats. Godzilla reared its mighty arm back and swatted at Tony and Rhodey. The MUTO leapt upon its back and clawed at the softer flesh between the hard dorsal plates. The mighty beast roared in irritation, its arms too short to pull the MUTO off of it. Godzilla turned its enormous bulk to snatch at the creature on its back. The MUTO leaned its body to the side to avoid its adversary's mighty grip, flapping its wings to stay balanced. A missile in the side of its face got the MUTO's attention. The SHIELD transport Natasha was piloting whizzed past the giant creature. Steve was loading another rocket into the launcher, with Clint priming an explosive arrow. With a gargly snarl, the MUTO swiped at the transport over Godzilla's shoulder. The giant reptile wrapped its thick fingers around its skinny forelimb and pulled it over its shoulder, slamming it into the ground. The MUTO let out a creaky moan, struggling to rise from the cracked pavement. Godzilla howled and raised its leg to stomp on its fellow living fossil when a powerful force slammed into its nose. Mjolnir, after colliding with Godzilla's snout, returned to Thor's grasp. Godzilla fell onto its back, sending car sized chunks of concrete through the air. The MUTO scuttled down the runway from Godzilla only to be intercepted by the Hulk, who dug his green fingers under a groove in its carapace and began pulling. The sharp edge of the carapace dug into the MUTO's soft flesh underneath, causing it to hiss in pain. Tony and Rhodey peppered Godzilla's face with gunfire as it rose to its feet. The giant grabbed a handful of concrete and threw it at them. Tony narrowly avoided taking a hit, but Rhodey was less fortunate. A chunk the size of the Hulk hit him with full force, crashing him into the ground.
The MUTO had managed to get airborne and was now flying for the city. Huffing loudly, Godzilla jogged after it, determined to kill the competition. The flying monster made a sharp u-turn around a large building and swung into Godzilla's right side. It used the pointed ends of its forelimbs to stab into Godzilla's neck. The giant reptile responded by biting into the MUTO's leg, threatening to rip it from its own body.
The crew of the Helicarrier was scrambling wildly to find some way to assist the Avengers.
"Agent Hill, are we able to open fire on the monsters?" Fury shouted.
"Negative, sir!" she replied. "Not without putting civvies and our own boys in danger." Fury clenched his fist.
"Hear that, Captain?" he asked over the radio. "We're sitting ducks up here."
"That suppression field still kicking?" Steve asked.
"Correct," Fury replied. "You're safe from any EMPs. But we need you to get the monsters out of there."
"Yeah? Tell us something we don't know!" Tony said. Rhodey launched a missile into the MUTO's mouth, which detonated and spilled plenty of blood. The creature began to chase Rhodey and snap him in half. Thor leapt onto Godzilla's head and began slamming Mjolnir into it. Godzilla grabbed at Thor, but the Asgardian drifted out of its reach. The mighty reptile bit his cape and pulled on it, sending Thor flying through the air like a ragdoll. The Hulk climbed its flesh like the side of a mountain, punching randomly at any spot for some weakness. Godzilla slapped him like a mosquito, causing the big green giant to fall to the ground. A missile flew into the reptile's eye and detonated, temporarily blinding the beast. Holding its eye with one hand and swatting at the air with another, Godzilla's claw managed to clip the SHIELD transport. Natasha kept the vehicle as steady as she could, but the flying transport ultimately crashed. "Cap!" Tony heard coughing over the radio, so they were at least alive.
"There's a fire in here!" Steve shouted. His words were partially obscured by the sound of alarms blaring over the radio.
"The emergency release is jammed!" Natasha yelled. "We need these doors open!" Tony flew towards the downed transport and reached his armored fingers in between a shear in the metal, pulling at it with all his might. He heard the sound of rockets cutting off and saw Rhodey pulling on the opposite door to him. A huge green mass of flesh obscured his view of his good friend. The Hulk had punched clean through the metal door and ripped it right off the transport, throwing it into a pile of rubble beside them. Smoke billowed out of the opening, with Steve, Clint, and Natasha materializing through it. The three of them took in the clean air of the outside.
"Thanks, Stark," Steve said.
"Don't be so quick to thank me," Tony said as he patted his star spangled friend on the shoulder, remembering how he set him on the path to watching The Phantom Menace. A loud booming rumble interrupted their conversation, and a thick shadow fell over them. Loud thuds shook the ground, and the Avengers turned to see Godzilla standing over them. An angry sneer lined his face, his yellow eyes piercing through them.
"Vrrrrrr-RAAAAH-AAAAH-AAAAH-AAAAHHH!"
Godzilla turned to confront the noise and saw the MUTO flying for the open ocean. The MUTO knew it could not confront its enemy directly and felt escape was the best option. Godzilla howled in anger, finding itself angrier at the MUTO than the little humans that attacked it. They were soon completely forgotten to the large reptile, as it turned and hustled for the ocean. Enormous waves leapt from the ocean as Godzilla descended into the dark ocean, determined to chase its competition down and kill it. The creature's dark dorsal plates could scarcely be seen silhouetted against the night sky. The USS Saratoga and the other navy ships were turning around to follow Godzilla and the MUTO. The Avengers stood there, staring in disbelief at the shrinking silhouettes of the two monsters disappear along the horizon. It was one thing to watch two monsters fight, but to fight two monsters was something else entirely.
"Avengers, return to the Helicarrier," Fury said on the radio. "We need to be ready for another fight."
"Sir, what about Honolulu?" Steve asked. "There are still thousands of civilians trapped here."
"SHIELD's got agents in charge of search, rescue, and evac," Fury responded. "We need the Avengers to do the fighting right now. Not the rescuing. We've got two monsters making their way for the American West, and we need as much defense as possible right now." Steve sighed slowly after a minute of silence.
"Understood." The last thing he wanted was to leave behind any trapped or injured civilians. This wasn't what he was trained for. But Fury had a point: the Avengers were the best defense against the giant monsters, and they needed to be on point. "Send in a transport." Fury pressed a button on the command module, signaling for a transport to be sent. United States and SHIELD forces were swarming the city to put out the fires and to save all those that could be saved.
"This is bad, Agent Hill," he said. "Very bad."
"I'm running the numbers as we speak, sir," she said. "There are thousands predicted to be dead, and the damage to the city alone is clocking in at several million-"
"It's worse than just numbers, Agent Hill," Fury interrupted. "One of the reasons the Cold War ended was because the United States had claimed it had killed Godzilla. Obviously, that's no longer true. Now that the world knows these things are real, the Cold War may heat up again."
"Relations between the US and Russia have been shaky for years now," Coulson said. "With the US's major power play no longer viable, things could get ugly real fast."
The meeting room was buzzing with both Americans and Russians chattering amongst each other, curious as to what was happening. The Russian President demanded a meeting with the United States President, curious as to the fate of his nuclear submarine. Tension was high between the two countries, with the submarine's disappearance and its unauthorized entrance into US waters. Admiral Stenz had been personally investigating the matter and was personally summoned by the president to help quell the tension with Russia on the matter. Things were still heated, regardless. The two presidents were going back and forth, grilling each other for answers but nobody would say anything.
"This is quite curious. My submarine disappears in your country's waters, yet you deny you had anything to do with it. What am I to make of this?"
"You assume that we would have attacked your submarine on sight without contacting you. You don't know us as well as you think."
"I've seen your track record over in the Middle East. Might I just say-" Their thoughts were interrupted when their agents whispered into their ears. Their faces went white, and the talks completely stopped. Curious murmurs rose from the crowd, curious as to what was said. A TV was turned on, showing a visibly shaken man with grey hair in a suit. The caption under him read "Colossal Fossil Faceoff in Honolulu".
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Steve Martin reporting to you live from Honolulu," he said. "I can hardly describe what it is we have just witnessed here, but it is unlike anything I have ever seen before in my entire life. What any of us have ever seen before. This footage you are going to witness is not doctored or altered in any way. It is not a hoax or anything of the sort. What we are witnessing is 100% real." The footage that came next made everyone's blood run cold. Two giant creatures were fighting, with the city ablaze behind them. Admiral Stenz recognized the MUTO immediately, but he could hardly believe what the second creature was. "Honolulu has become a stomping ground for these two giant beasts. One is some sort of enormous flying insect while the other is some sort of giant dinosaur. As you can see here, the Avengers went into battle with the monsters but were ultimately unable to defeat them. The giant insect flew for the ocean, and the dinosaur swam after it. It's every science fiction film come true, but it unfortunately brought the harrowing consequences of reality with it. Thousands are believed to be dead, with the damage to the city skyrocketing into the millions. United States and SHIELD forces are searching for survivors and evacuating whoever they can…."
The reporter continued discussing the situation at hand, but Admiral Stenz heard none of it. The president turned slowly to him, his face white with fear.
"Oh no," Admiral Stenz breathed.
Author's Note: Sorry if this chapter is a bit too short for your liking. I've had it sitting on my computer for a while now, and I wanted to finish it. I've got a lot planned for this fanfiction's future, but I need to get there first before I can put it into action. I've been watching Marvel's Avengers Assemble and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD to keep me invested. I've also been playing Marvel Heroes 2015 and Marvel's Avengers Alliance to help. Also been playing with the new Godzilla 2014 model in Garry's Mod and SFM. If I had some good models for the Avengers to play with, I could definitely help stay invested. I've also been reading the Godzilla novel based on the film. They've helped, but interest fluctuates with the passing days. Please note that I have no plans on cancelling this. It just takes a bit long for me to get invested and get going. But it's here. And hopefully, I'll have more for you guys.
I've also revisted chapters 3, 4, and 5 to include Joe Brody in the story. It doesn't change that much of the story, but I figured it would be a nice little thing to include.
Anyway, hope you guys liked this chapter.