Chapter 11: G strike defense part II
"Not even Ben Gal however, could have anticipated the ferocity of the fighting, the odds at which it would be fought and the physical and moral demands it would make." –The Yom Kippur War: The Arab-Israeli War of 1973.
"My God it's incredible"-line spoken anonymous JGSDF solider at Wakasa Bay, Godzilla vs. Biollante.
"All tank units begin the attack"-SDF officer, Mothra vs. Godzilla (known in the US as Godzilla vs. the Thing).
Outskirts of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
10:30am, February 14, 201X
Although the G-Force commanders and the other personnel did get some rest, the fatigue of nearly 10 hours of combat had already taken its toll with some of them collapsing on the job. Already some had collapsed under the strain, it was not only the solders themselves but also the generals, and sometimes it proved serious as they forced themselves to work until they reached breaking point.
As he made his way through the different tents, Bergen rubbed his eyes and steadied himself for a moment before he sat down. Trying to regain some of his strength, Bergen let out a small yawn. So worn down by the strain of combat, he suddenly jumped out of his seat when he heard a voice telling him, "You know that you really try to get some rest."
Shaking his head, Bergen replied, "I already got enough rest and once I get something to eat I'll be alright." He then laughed a bit before he added; "Besides we've been through rough days before and well you're not looking much better yourself."
Lying down on a cot, Carlson growled before their faces broke into laughter. When they managed to calm down, Carlson gave a small smile before she said, "I have to admit, that laugh felt good."
Bergen nodded as he turned to look at his watch before he said to her, "You want to get something to eat since we're about to go into action in a little while." Nodding, Carlson got up and followed Bergen as they headed out to find some MREs while they observed the flashes of light and sounds of explosions over the horizon.
Soon, they and the other commanders gathered in the main tent where their subordinates were already hard at work. Looking at the many different monitors as well as the maps, Bergen turned to Omori and asked, "So are we set to go here?"
Taking a deep harsh breath the Japanese admiral answered, "We're just about ready to go here." He then pointed to some of the units on the map before he remarked, "Of course we had to restrain some of them from taking independent action and it was not easy to restrain them." Looking at the footage of the devastated battlefield Omori remarked to his fellow naval commanders, "I've already ordered the ships to pull back and well they were more than glad to leave it to the other services." He then turned to the others and asked, "I don't know how we're going to pull off this madness."
The others looked at each other before Middleton replied back, "I can't say much about Iraq but as for Afghanistan, we just have to tough it out and hope we did our best." The American general paused for a moment before he added in a solemn tone, "Then when it is all over, let us hope we can ask the questions and feel regret while doing so." His voice then changed to a professional tone as he looked at his digital watch, "We should be starting anytime soon and the planes should be taking off right now."
The other commanders nodded before they turned back to look at the maps and screens as the many clocks ticked away and they reviewed the plan in their minds. In the hours leading up to now, the ground forces had infiltrated back into the ruins while Godzilla exchanged fire with the warships operating offshore. At the cost of many lives, immense devastation and time, the combined forces of the world navies had kept Godzilla pinned down while the ground and most of the air units refitted. Now a ring of steel surrounded Godzilla and despite the difficulties in fighting through a devastated urban area, they would try to drive the monster out and back into the ocean.
Standing on top of the rubble, Godzilla roared in glee as the naval fleet opened up the distance while their weapons still poured fire onto the monster's enormous form. Due to losses and exhaustion, the firepower from the ships did not completely pin Godzilla down as he growled in anger before his dorsal fins lit up. Within a minute, he fired a long blast that heated up the water around the vessels before the beam sliced through two frigates and passed by several other warships. With their weapons trained on the king of the monsters, the still strong fleet gunned its engines to get the hell out of dodge, their crews eager to leave the kaiju to the ground and air forces.
Now seemingly alone, Godzilla roared in victory as he moved once more, his feet and tail smashing aside the rubble as the surrounding flames and smoke gave an eerie look to the kaiju's charcoal gray hide. For a while no resistance greeted Godzilla as he smashed his way forward while he fired his atomic ray at targets of opportunity. Any flames that the damage from Godzilla's ray started soon turned into infernos that spread through the undamaged sectors of the city despite attempts to contain them.
Hidden amongst the rubble, scores of troops from many different nations waited tensely for the signal to attack with sweaty fingers already on the triggers. As the minutes passed by and they felt the shaking beneath their feet, some wondered if their superiors had gone insane to order such an assault in these conditions. Others such as the Saudis growled in anger as Godzilla marched right by them while their superiors restrained them from defending their homes.
Suddenly though, they all felt the ground shake and many wondered at first if something else was heading their way. Fortunately, they turned to look through their scopes to see a hail of shells and missiles heading right over them to land literally right on top of Godzilla, the combined explosions slamming him down on the ground. Bellowing in shock and anger, the target roared before he fired into the sky as a continuous wave of shells and missiles exploded around and on top of him. Cheering in glee, the troops watched the spectacle for several moments before the orders came down to attack, which they greeted with one thought, "Finally." Emerging seemingly from the ruins, the tanks and infantry advanced slowly on their target while they tried to get a clear shot through the rubble and smoke.
Stunned by the surprise attack, Godzilla stumbled back for several moments as his eyes tried to see what was in front of him but the artillery fire threw up enough smoke to prevent him from doing so. However, the nuclear saurian still had his ears and they picked up the noise of vehicles heading his way. Roaring in anger, the kaiju charged his back and fired a long blast of his atomic breath, the beam literally clearing the area around him for several moments. When his blood-red eyes got a clear view of the opposition, Godzilla growled in annoyance before he charged straight at them despite the fire pounding away at him from all sides.
Blinking his eyes and shaking his head to clear up the smoke around his face, Godzilla let out an enraged roar as he swung his tail around while trying to fire his atomic ray at his foes as they scurried about like rats. Whenever he spotted one target and turned to advance on it, it would scatter while the rest increased the amount of fire they poured onto his huge body. Sometimes he shot faster than his foes and any clear shots of his atomic breath that he fired from his mouth usually vaporized the target.
Though the ground forces achieved surprise and the debris partially shielded them, it slowed their advance and it prevented them from getting a clear shot particularly with their wire guided missiles. Furthermore, the devastation both sides wrought on the urban area created a hail of concrete and steel that crushed several units while it isolated others and left them to die as the monster vaporized them with his nuclear ray or crushed them under his enormous feet.
Despite the stubborn defense the human forces threw up, it seemed that nothing could stop or divert Godzilla's advance as he marched relentlessly forward and already some fled in panic to the anger of the others who tried to hold on against the kaiju. Soon though they too fell back although they did so reluctantly with the Arabs and most of the G-Force lead taking turns in being the last one to get the hell out of dodge.
In the heat of battle, soldiers of all ranks learn quickly the tools of their ugly trade and this time was no exception. With the fact that they fought in constricted areas, the infantry took up the burden of combat as they could move much easier than the tanks as they switched positions after firing several missiles and mortar rounds at Godzilla. Artillery soon joined in to back them up as they fired exceptionally well-placed shots with the assistance of their targeting computers. The tanks came in last since they could not operate well in urban areas with the result that they had to restrict their operations as well as fire from long-range to have a chance to escape.
Although in the air by the score, the air fleet orbited overhead while some took potshots with smart bombs at the monster while the rest waited for orders. The only aircraft that could operate in the air at this stage were the UAVs and the attack helicopters that buzzed around and on top of Godzilla. Even then the helicopters ran into trouble as the fires and smoke made observation and targeting difficult and they had to avoid the fire from man and kaiju.
Hammering him from all sides with the focus on his face, the lead units kept Godzilla blinded as they shifted around units so to lure Godzilla in the direction they wanted him to go. In retaliation, Godzilla repeatedly fired his atomic breath in a long circle with the blue flame killing some and forcing others to break cover and run. Those that avoided death from the atomic barrage had to face death as the kaiju inexorably marched towards them, his eyes burning red like the devil while he revealed his fangs when he growled at his targets.
Growling at the resistance Godzilla rained blue-white death down on his foes as he closed in on them with the numerous explosions literally clearing the path in front of him of his assailants. Soon in the midst of his foes as they reformed their lines, Godzilla let out an ear-splitting roar as his eyes scanned the sight of a bountiful prey surrounding him from all sides. Letting out a victorious roar, Godzilla went on a rampage with his feet and tail smashing targets right below him while he turned to look skyward and bring his aerial assailants under fire.
Near a group of parked M2 Bradleys and Type 89s, Benson, Shiratori and several other G-Force commanders looked through their binoculars at Godzilla and their forces blasting away at each other. After Godzilla knocked a large structure down on some of their forces, Shiratori turned to the others and commented to them, "Well it seems after more than an hour of fighting we haven't pushed him back at all." An explosion halted him for a moment as he and the others turned to look at Godzilla killing some more of his foes (whether it was their forces or the others, they really didn't know). Coughing a bit at the dust the Japanese officer continued while pointing at the map, "In fact it seems that whenever we hit him, he comes straight at us and what we've been doing is attacking him head on right."
The others nodded and Benson commented for them all, "If only we have some room to maneuver then we can pull this off." They then turned to look at the footage from the devastated battlefield for several moments before Benson said for them all, "Unfortunately that is not the cleared area that we need for good movement, in fact it may make it worse."
All winced at that fact and it hung on top of them for several moments before Shiratori asked one of the radio officers, "Can you get in contact with some of the other units and inquire about their status?" When the operator nodded, Shiratori ordered, "Do it and tell them to reply as soon as possible."
Looking at the map, Benson thought about his own experience in Iraq for several moments before he turned to the others, "Do you think that we can decrease our forces in the front and try to get them behind him." Before anyone could reply, he added, "I can tell what you're going to say but I don't think that we really have much choice."
The others nodded in agreement before Shiratori told his American colleague, "Unfortunately right now we're barely holding with what we got in front of the kaiju." Pointing to the forces that stood right in front of Godzilla, he then added, "If we try to disengage, it would increase the chances of Godzilla breaking through."
Benson understood what his Japanese friend was saying but then he replied back, "However it seems that we don't have any other choice." The Japanese officer nodded in agreement before an aide then thrust a note into Benson's hand to which he read for several moments before he turned back to the operators, "Signal the others of our plans and let's see if we can get this moving."
Back at the battle zone, a large charcoal-grey radioactive saurian hunted for his foes as they hid amongst the ruins that both man and monster turned into as they tried to kill each other. Though the monster faced an endless supply of foes that fought hard to defend themselves, they could not scratch him while in return he easily sent them to hell. Switching back and forth between the ground and the sky, Godzilla unleashed his enormous power for all to see: leaving a seemingly endless trail of destruction behind him while the survivors reeled back in stunned horror.
Overhead, the fighter pilots watched as unwilling spectators as their target continued to destroy everything in sight. Some of them had gone in and while they scored hits on Godzilla, others missed their targets as their weapons flew wide due to the smoke and confusion of the battle. In addition, some that did launch recklessly into the attack paid with their lives at the hands of Godzilla, their own forces, or bad luck. Even when killed, they still caused trouble for the ground forces as their remains landed right on top of them.
Busy trying to stay alive against the odds, it took a while before the lead AFVs received word of the change in plans. When it did came down, many groaned but agreed upon the revised changes and soon they prepared to fall back and maneuver. Others ignored or did not receive the orders and died where they stood. Even those that tried to flee had run into roadblocks and instead decided that they had to stand and fight so that their allies could escape. Furthermore, some tanks encountered mechanical trouble in the rubble-strewn streets and their crews immediately abandoned them and attempted to make their way to safety.
Some distance away from the battle, the artillery guns continued to roar as exhausted crews loaded ammunition onto guns and launchers already running red hot. Although not in immediate danger, the gun crews still felt the strain with many collapsing right on top of the weapons with blackened marks all over their faces. Soon some of them had to evacuate as Godzilla marched into the vicinity of their present positions.
As the forces in front of him retreated, Godzilla roared in victory as he advanced with the resistance around him suddenly went silent. Though the firestorm and smoke partially blinded him, he sensed that his foes still out there as his feet and tail continued to smash everything directly in his path.
Back at their field command post, the G-Force commanders looked over the latest reports to see if they could learn anything that could give their subordinates the chance to survive out in the field when they went back on the attack. After looking at the information for another round, Torii turned to his friends and asked them, "Well I don't know about you but well I think that we've done the best we could to prepare." He then looked at both Stanton and Middleton and asked, "But if you guys have any extra thoughts to add then we'll all take them."
Both Americans looked at the map for a moment then to each other before Stanton replied, "I don't really see that there is anything else that can be done for we've taken all of the preparations and more when getting ready to go back in." His voice then turned dark as he reminded them all, "Once the shots start to fly once again then we'll have to see about those changes."
The others nodded in agreement at the sober assessment before Carlson asked them all, "So are our guys reloaded and ready to go?" Her fellow commanders nodded before she remarked, "Then we better get going and hope the stragglers will follow right on behind them."
Closer to the battle zone in his BMP-3K, Nikolai Borodin watched with grim eyes as Godzilla advanced near his location. Setting down his binoculars, he turned to his staff and said to them quietly, "I wonder if at times those that run this war at the top are true soldiers at all." Before anyone could answer, the general continued with his complaints against his allies, "Everyone here has already given their 100 percent and they still want us to attack some more even though the inhabitants of the city had already evacuated."
One of his subordinates dared to say, "But sir, Dammam is a key transit point to the oil from Saudi Arabia to most of the world."
Borodin growled, "Don't you think I know that." He took a deep breath before he remarked icily, "If they're so keen to stop this bastard and his ilk then they should use everything they have and be done with it." He shuddered as he remembered Chechnya as well as what his Chinese colleague said about attacks at the Chinese border before his voice shifted to a neutral tone, "Well we might as well get on with it and hope that this madness will scare them all to their senses." His fellow countrymen nodded and the word went out to all of his units, "Engage the enemy."
In their prepared positions, tired troops took a few minutes to catch their breath after running through the horrendous gauntlet as well as crawling through the runs. Though they had all experienced it on different fronts, they all agreed on one thing: fighting in an urban area was the worst place to be whether it would be against man or monster. Therefore when they got the order to attack once more, a good portion of them grumbled but they immediately put that aside and joined their fellow soldiers in looking through their targeting scopes at the king of the monsters.
Against miniscule resistance, Godzilla continued to make his way through the nearly deserted city while causing damage left and right. Though from time to time the king of the monsters turned to scan the sky as well as let loose a roar of challenge, he continued on his present course while artillery fire hammered him from a distance. Still though, the monster growled and his eyes narrowed as he sensed that his foes were starting to surround him once more.
Suddenly numerous explosions hammered at his back, which forced the monster to stumble a bit at the shock. Angered at the surprise attack, he turned around to fire a long blast of his atomic breath at his unseen foes, the blue flame leaving a row of explosions and small fires in its wake. However, it did not deter his foes who pressed their attack with mounting intensity despite the obstacles that they faced from each other as well as Godzilla's main weapon.
Enraged by the continuous resistance, Godzilla turned around and headed straight at his foes, his blood-red eyes burning red hot. In turn, the tanks and other AFVs began to fall back although they ran into the same troubles as before and the fires soon augmented the problems. Soon the area around the ground forces turned into a macabre obstacle course for the tankmen with the wreckage and flames blocking them from nearly all sides and a nuclear monstrosity hard on their heels.
Overhead, the helicopters buzzed in front of Godzilla as they blasted away at his nearly indestructible hide with machine gun and missile fire. Aircraft soon joined the defense although they flew in squadron-sized parcels and encountered difficulty in flying over the burning city. Finally, while the rocket launchers ceased fire, the artillery guns continued to pour shells right on top of Godzilla, often at the insistence of the ground troops.
Manama, Bahrain
11:20am, February 14th, 201X
The troubles that Tachibana, Saegusa, and the other commanders faced back at their main field headquarters matched the trouble their subordinates faced on the ground. Using all of their diplomatic skill, they tried to keep the other commanders in check and prevent them from doing anything rash with their own forces. Most of the time, they succeed but unfortunately the other commanders got their way at times and most of them were disasters. Unfortunately, it did not determine their determination to fight Godzilla in their own way.
Looking at the screens for several moments, the commander of the Saudi ground forces, a field marshal, turned to the G-Force commanders and remarked tensely, "Your men seem to fight well and yet they're moving so slowly in driving the enemy out from the city." His voice then took on a harsh tone as he asked, "Is there any way you can speed this up."
That statement provoked a reaction from Saegusa who remarked harshly, "Unless you want to needlessly kill more of your forces as well as that of everyone else's then no." Pointing to the screen, she added, "We all have already lost much and we're still losing much to combat Godzilla."
Incensed that a woman was talking to him in such a manner, the Saudi Field Marshal retorted back in an angry tone, "If you don't end this soon then we all will lose more anyway." Turning to look at the screens for several moments, he then turned back towards Tachibana and told him icily, "I suggest that you find a way to end this battle soon." He then stormed back off leaving an equally angry group of American and Japanese commanders while the battle still played out in front of them.
In another part of the command center, Generals Malinovsky and Luo looked over the latest reports from their own forces as they overheard the argument between the G-force commanders and the Saudi field marshal. Both turned to each other for a moment before Malinovsky remarked to his Chinese counterpart, "It seems the pressure is getting to our fellow commanders no?"
Luo smirked before he replied, "Indeed in fact you can see the sweat pouring off of the G-Force commanders by the river." His voice then took on a harder tone as he added, "In fact they should be sweating bullets for how they have performed." The Chinese general then turned to see several others having the same looks on their faces.
If the G-Force commanders were sweating bullets, they tried to ignore it and instead focus on the progress of the battle. As they saw Godzilla start to head towards the outskirts, several of them commented that they would soon bring in their main air units to engage. However, some of the more cautions commanders admitted that to bring in more firepower might make a desperate situation worse. Still though, they all agreed that they needed to get Godzilla into open ground as soon as possible. Though their forces were almost close to achieving that goal, it remained a long wait.
Between Jubail and Damman, Saudi Arabia
12:50pm, February 14th, 201X
Indeed, it felt like a long wait for Benson, Shiratori, and the other G-force unit commanders who were in direct contact with Godzilla as they attempted to drive the kaiju out of the city and into the desert. As they saw, their forces inch ever closer to the open landscape of the Saudi desert with Godzilla right behind them, all of them breathed sighs of relief as their troops fell back in good order.
They watched the battle for several moments before Carter, Nobunaga and several of the other air commanders contacted them about their orders. Heading towards one of the radios, Benson got on the line and asked, "So how do you like the view up there?"
On the other end of the line, Carter laughed for several moments before he replied, "It's been an interesting show for us and no doubt boring at times and mixed with moments of ugly brushes with death." A slight pause followed for a moment before Carter added, "Still though we hope that it should end soon for all our sakes."
Benson and the others all nodded in agreement before his tone then turned serious, "On that note and since Godzilla is about to move into open country, you guys ready to go there by any chance."
Nobunaga laughed for a moment before he replied, "Taisa, everybody here including Carter and myself already have their fingers on the triggers and engines ready to go at full power." He then looked out of the canopy of his F-15J before he continued, "Just give us the order and we'll give Godzilla a vicious pounding that will make him stop and pay attention."
Though they already knew the air support available, the G-Force ground officers looked up to the sky to see glimpses of the air power available through the thick smoke. Whistling in awe, Benson replied, "I think I speak for all of us on the ground when I say that we're damned impressed." He then got back to business by stating, "Just get ready for you won't have long to wait."
With the ground becoming more open, the AFVs started to increase speed while the infantry really began to hide for being out in the open was the worst proposition for them. In addition, the open area allowed the ground forces to put more guns into the line to battle Godzilla, which kept him pinned down.
Hammered from all sides, Godzilla growled angrily by firing his atomic breath at random intervals at both ground and air targets. Though the impressive firepower prevented him from scoring hits, the beam blasts forced them to react to his assault. Although they did not know it yet, the continuous atomic energy fire drove them to consolidate as they battled Godzilla, giving him a better chance to kill his foes en masse.
Soon after a few very long moments of sheer terror for the humans, both combatants stood on the open desert with the ruined Saudi City right behind them. As his blood-red eyes saw the enormous mass of machines and men hammering away at him, Godzilla let out a loud roar of challenge before he advanced on the units in front of him.
As the monster closed in, the hastily reformed lines of tanks and AFVs swerved their guns and let loose a barrage that would have devastated any human opponent. While the wave of explosions did stop Godzilla shortly he returned the favor with blasts of his atomic blasts that rained on top and around the tanks and AFVs. He then followed it up with swipes form his tail as the assembled military forces maneuvered around to get clear shots out of his line of sight.
In several of the APCs and IFVs, the air controllers watched with grim horror on their collective faces as their common enemy battled their own individual forces. Though each of them had the right to call down their individual air squadrons, none did yet for they learned from experience of the value of massed firepower against such creatures. Already though, they had sent up requests to unleash the air firepower and unfortunately, it was taking time that they felt that they did not have. Fortunately, though, the order came down just in time and they immediately transmitted the call down signal to the awaiting air fleet.
His attention drawn to the ground, Godzilla continued to advance forward while firing random shots of his atomic breath. As he saw his foes retreat under the horrific blows Godzilla bellowed in glee and continued on his present course as his blood-red eyes focused on the largest concentration of AFVs and men. Fortunately, the combination of ground fire and attacks from helicopters kept him from looking skyward as the air fleet formed up into attack formation. By the time he looked skyward, the fighters had already started to dive with their radar and laser targeting systems already locked on different areas of Godzilla's body.
Soon a hail of smart bombs and ASM slammed into Godzilla with a tremendous force that slammed him into the ground. Bellowing in anger, his dorsal fins lit up before he let loose with round after round of his atomic breath into a suddenly crowded sky. Though the beam blasts did not kill any targets, they did spoil some of the attack runs but they were only some against the enormous airpower now raining death all over him. The monster attempted to get back up but the increase in the barrage of weapons slamming into him made that difficult although eventually he got back up and resumed his advance.
While still in danger, the crews in the AFVs cheered as they saw the air fleets pound away at Godzilla. Sensing the chance the air and artillery provided, the commanders of the lead units rotated their men off to refit and rearm. Other "fresh" units took their place with their weapons already trained on the kaiju.
In their field command post, the G-Force generals and admirals watched tensely at the progress of Godzilla's advance. After looking at the images for several minutes, Omori turned to the others and told them, "Do you think that we can perhaps to now attempt to push Godzilla back to the sea?" Before anyone could answer, he showed several images while continuing to brief the officers, "If we can start pushing the monster towards the coast then with a combined assault then we can drive him back."
Torii then looked up from the screens before he said, "It may take some doing and it will require that we divide our ground forces." Pointing to the map, he told them, "One half will have to stop Godzilla in his tracks while the other half launches offensive operations." Before anyone could ask for clarification, the Japanese general said in a very dark voice, "What I mean about stopping Godzilla in his tracks is literally ensuring that he advances no further."
That statement stunned his colleagues and they all looked at each other with solemn looks as they considered their options. Drawing on their combined experience, they all came to the same conclusion before Bergen answered for them all, "Let's signal all units our intentions and signal headquarters as well." All nodded and soon the word was sent through all channels.
On the ground, the wastelands of the desert had transformed into a wasteland of metal and radioactivity. Amongst the wreckage of metal, scores of survivors scampered amongst the land as they continued to fire off shots against a being with the power of hell. Despite the horrific odds and the despair they witnessed, many continue to resist against the power of the foe they now fought.
Manama, Bahrain
1:30pm, February 14th, 201X
Despite being some distance from the battle zone, the occupants felt the full force of battle in a mixture of ways: exhaustion, depression, etc. Already tempers had flared between the high-level commanders of the respective forces as they saw Godzilla kill their countrymen by the score. Soon those tempers would rise again when word came in from the field of the suggested change in plans.
As usual, the G-force commanders mostly mediated the dispute between the other commanders though they too voiced their own opinions on the recent events. The Arabs, of course, along with their allies pushed for an all-out assault to drive Godzilla back to the sea. The rest advocated for a slower response due to the general exhaustion of the force. While the G-Force commanders agreed with the cautious commanders, they felt that going with the Arabs would deliver what both wanted to do.
Now as the minutes ticked by to zero hour, the G-Force commanders wondered whether they had made a mistake as they watched their forces held Godzilla's advance. Though they continued to perform well, they could all see that the troops neared the end of their tether and that they needed to end the battle soon. Unfortunately, with the way that their luck ran, they knew that they would not get their wish.
Turning to look at his watch, Tachibana said to all of them, "It should begin very shortly."
Between Dammam and Jubail
1:40pm, February 14th, 201X
Despite the fact that the battle had been going on for a very long period and that the firepower in front of Godzilla had decreased by half, his foes did not let up in their bombardment. As the tanks and IFVs swarmed all around below him and blasted his huge form, the maser tanks formed up into groups with the fire from their energy dishes and missile launchers lashing at Godzilla's head. Meanwhile, the artillery and air units took up the burden of the defense as they rained destruction all around Godzilla, in fact surrounding Godzilla in a sea of fire.
Growling in anger as his foes seemingly hammered away at him, Godzilla closed in as he blazed away with his atomic breath at both ground and air targets. Once through the hastily thrown up rings of steel, the monster advanced inexorably through the lines, crushing everything in his path while his foes bombarded him from all sides with some of the munitions setting his skin on fire.
Though the combatants did not realize it, the resulting firestorm helped shield the movement of forces from Godzilla's attention. With the explosions of the fighting spurring them on, the armored units struggled to get into positions while aircraft and cruise missiles roared overhead. Soon with news that the gate thrown in front of Godzilla would soon break, the order came on down to begin the counterattack and soon an enormous mass of metal charged through the smoke straight towards the nuclear saurian with guns blazing.
If one could see and interpret the look on Godzilla's face as the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, it would have been one of surprise. However, no one needed to know his next reaction as his dorsal fins lit up and he unleashed a long blast of his atomic breath at the ground troops as they charged straight at him. As he roared in anger, the monster turned around and headed to confront the new arrivals. Soon they collided head on with Godzilla, the combined sounds of battle echoing together in one gigantic roar that many heard for miles.
Enraged by the surprise attack, Godzilla roared angrily as his eyes scanned for the largest batch of targets. He soon found several very large groups of tanks heading in from one direction and turned around to attack. Well-aimed gunfire prevented him from firing his atomic ray at the tanks as a large portion of them got behind the monster and resumed blasting away with everything they had. Growling angrily Godzilla turned to those that attacked him from behind and began to pursue them with their colleagues following right behind him.
Airbases and fleet in the battle zone:
3:00pm, February 14th, 201X
While far away from the battle zone, the airbases and the ships that sailed offshore buzzed with activity as their crews dealt with the chaos of battle even though no one was directly shooting at them. As the fighting continued and planes landed back on their carriers, the crews hurriedly refueled and reloaded the aircraft before they headed back up into the sky. Eventually the number of planes that landed then launched back into battle began to decrease as the losses mounted from Godzilla and mechanical problems.
At the same time, the ships of the fleet added their firepower to the storm of fire breaking right on top and around Godzilla. Sailing close as possible to the shore, the guns of the ships spat fire while smoke bathed the warships as they launched a continuous barrage of cruise missiles against the monster. Alongside the ships doing the actual shooting, scores of supply vessels sailed back and forth, as they answered requests from the warships for more missiles.
Landing back on the Dwight D. Eisenhower, the CAG took a deep gulp of air as he emerged from the cockpit of his F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet to an impressive sight of constant aircraft launches and members of the flight crew collapsing down on the flight deck. Shocked and wondering how much this battle was pushing everyone, he made his way to the pilot's ready room where say several fellow pilots slumped over in their chairs while food and drinks lay everywhere. Heading to grab some food himself, he immediately ran into one of the other officers and immediately inquired about the status of the carrier's air wing. Once he got it, the pilot winced for a moment before he headed to the cafeteria, his mind asking the question, "If we're suffering this much then I wonder how much the others have suffered thus far and I wonder if we can keep this up any longer."
Back at the airbase in Dhahran, both Carter and Nobunaga were asking the same questions as they waited for the base crew to re-arm their F-15s. As Carter looked up from his notes and food, he winced at the sight of shocked and dazed men as well the wrecks of several aircraft. It took a while before he acknowledged the presence of Nobunaga as the Japanese commander commented, "It sure brings back memories doesn't it."
Carter grimly nodded before he remarked, "While we have experienced this before, this would be the first time that many of these new pilots would experience such hell." Switching gears, he asked his fellow veteran, "Any word on how the ground forces are doing."
Nobunaga winced as if gathering his thoughts before he answered the American's question, "When we last left the battle zone, it seemed that we were holding him and could drive him back." Pausing to bite down on some of his food, he then added, "However I just received a report from our people that states that Godzilla has resumed his advance once more."
Wincing at the news, Carter remarked to Nobunaga, "So I'm guessing we're heading back up to support them once our planes are ready to go." Nobunaga nodded before Carter turned to look at the helicopters, "As much as the fighting has affected us, I can only imagine what the helicopter pilots are thinking." A heavy silence descended on the two flight leaders as they waited to get back into the air.
5:40pm, February 14th, 201X
On the roads to Jubail
Indeed things had gone sour as the ground forces engaged in a defensive fight with Godzilla once more. For over an hour, it had been a confused fight between man and kaiju and at times, it seemed that they would finally gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, fate seemed to play a cruel joke on them as Godzilla withstood the enormous amount of firepower they threw at him from all directions. Though it seemed to human eyes that the firepower had at least shaken him temporarily, the angry face of the king of the monsters greeted them on their targeting scopes. His eyes burning red hot, Godzilla struck back at his impudent foes with a hail of blue-white death from his maw.
Though the monster's reaction stunned them all, the tank and air units pressed their attack while screaming for the artillery to support them even more. Soon the hail of firepower from the far off distance surrounded Godzilla in a rain of steel, which temporarily halted his advance as the units in front of him tried to regroup. This only delayed the inevitable as the monster turned to the sky and fired random shots of his atomic breath with the beam igniting everything in its path. Next, he turned back to his foes that surrounded him with his dorsal fins already charged and with his mouth closed; he unleashed his nuclear pulse, the energy blast blinding his foes while some of their systems shorted out due to the EMP effect that his nuclear pulse caused.
With the area in front of him virtually clear and his foes reeling from his sudden attack, Godzilla resumed his advance with only small desultory fire greeting him. In return, he easily drove off those that were in his line of sight with his atomic breath. Soon the only sounds that anyone could here were that of Godzilla's footsteps, an occasional roar, the raging fires and the sounds of different types of engines as the combined forces tried to get clear of the kaiju.
Watching the screens in their command post, the G-Force commanders winced as they saw Godzilla smashed aside the counterattack before he resumed his advance. All looked briefly at each other for several moments as if they were asking each other a question before Bergen turned to one of the operators and asked, "List all of the major locations and Godzilla's distance to them right now." Surprised by the order, the operators looked at Bergen's fellow commanders before they gathered the information. Soon another window appeared on the screen, which showed the location of Godzilla and every major city within a one-hundred mile radius of his present location. After looking at the map for several moments, Bergen turned to the others and asked them, "By any chance do we have enough forces to cover every major location on the map."
The ground commanders looked at each other before Nishimura answered the admiral, "If we combine our forces with that of the rest, we might have enough to cover all of the nearby targets." His voice then took on a darker tone before, "Other than that I wouldn't count on it and as for the targets that are farther back then I would be even more worried."
The G-Force commanders in the room looked at each other for a moment before Torii yelled out, "Contact the rest of the field commands and tell our forces to scatter." He then turned to Nishimura and remarked tensely, "I hope you're wrong about this for we already got an enormous problem on our hands and if what you say is true then it has the chance to increase exponentially."
Far closer to the front, Benson, Shiratori and their fellow commanders watched with grim looks on their faces as Godzilla advanced through the desert landscape with small fires around him. Benson then turned to find an officer rushing towards him with a message in his hand. After reading this, the American colonel turned to his colleagues and told them all, "Well looks like we get a chance to get some rest then."
Some of the others breathed in a huge sigh of relief while others thanked their lucky stars. Before they all headed off to get some rest, Shiratori remarked to them all, "Thank kami that we're going to get some now for we wouldn't have been able to hold out much longer." Rubbing his eyes from the exhaustion, "I wonder how everyone else is holding up." Despite the need for rest, the Japanese colonel's statement sobered them slightly before the Japanese man replied to them with a mixture of guilt and pride, "I apologize for bringing this up since we've fought as hard as we could under these circumstances." With that, the Japanese and American officers all headed off to get some rest."
Though artillery still bombarded him from the sky, Godzilla roared in victory as he saw his foes scatter in every direction. The monster growled before he set off in pursuit and soon caught up with some of the rearguards but eventually they managed to get clear of Godzilla. Scanning the devastated landscape in front of him, Godzilla let out a huge bellow from his mouth before he marched once more and this time with virtually no resistance.
However, he was not alone for those units that were closest to Godzilla now began to track him from the ground while they refueled and re-armed. All grimly knew that once the situation changed again, they would be the first ones to engage him. With the quiet they now had in their possession, the frontline units used the time to take stock of their losses and confer with each other on ideas to deal with Godzilla.
6:40pm, February 14th, 201X
On the outskirts of Jubail
Even with the search assets that they had at their disposal, it took time for the forces on the ground to determine where Godzilla would strike next. Fortunately, they did not have to wait long for it seemed that Godzilla was starting to close in towards the shore. Many hoped that Godzilla would eventually head back to the sea but alas, it seemed that the monster was eager for more destruction as his projected path took him towards the city of Jubail. With knowledge of Godzilla's next target and an angry host country on their heels, the ground troops rushed out onto the southern approaches to the city with aircraft and helicopters flying ahead of them.
Marching in the deceptively serene desert landscape, Godzilla occasionally roared out into the night sky as his eyes scanned for targets and threats. While no threats did appear, the monster sensed a large target rich environment and soon started to head towards the largest one. Although he soon sensed aircraft circling him, Godzilla continued on his present course while halting occasionally for several moments to scan the sky in front of him and let out a roar of challenge.
Wincing as they heard Godzilla roar at them, Carter and Nobunaga turned to look at their radar systems before Carter replied to the Japanese pilot, "Damn that bastard is trying to bait us."
Flying alongside in his F-15J, Nobunaga answered back, "Agreed and it seems that he is doing an impressive job of it as well." He then looked around at the gathering air fleet before he contacted the ground forces, "Repeat, Godzilla is on course towards the city, report status of ground troops."
It took a few minutes before the operator on the other end of the line replied, "Main ground forces are on their way and reconnaissance units are heading in a few minutes." It took a few minutes before the operator continued on, "Commence attack immediately."
Taking a deep breath, Nobunaga answered, "Yokai" before he looked at the still growing air fleet. He to see a nod of agreement from Carter before he radioed the nearby air units, "To all craft, engage the target from the right side and lure him towards the sea." Activating his targeting systems, he threw his F-15J into a dive with Carter flying alongside and the other fighters following in behind him.
Though he continued on his present course, Godzilla roared in anger as he sensed the approach of the air fleet. Slamming his tail along the ground, he immediately roared out into the night sky before a hail of bombs, bullets, and energy fire slammed into his enormous form. Growling angrily at the surprise attack, Godzilla swiped at the fighters and helicopters with his hands as they attacked him from all sides. He soon snarled angrily as his foes blasted him while they escaped his retaliation and soon growled even more as artillery fire rained down on him.
On the ground, the reconnaissance units rushed on and along the highways to get ahead of the monster and soon several tank groups joined up with them in hastily prepared positions. Though they were ready, more than a few of the commanders in the lead units radioed for immediate support but the answer they got was one they didn't like. With that, they settled back down into their positions and observed Godzilla as he closed in on them while explosions continued to rain down unabated on him.
Growling angrily as his foes hammered away at him, Godzilla blinked his eyes before his dorsal fins lit up and he fired random shots of his atomic breath at the air fleet. Although the beam did not kill any of them, it forced them to react and the sky in front of Godzilla cleared for several moments which allowed him to advance ever closer towards the cluster of lights which was already in his line of sight. Soon though, the air units reformed back up into formation and resumed their attack on the monster.
Despite their best efforts, Godzilla seemingly continued to his inexorable advance and soon he closed in on the steadily reinforcing ground troops. Though his eyes blinked for a moment as he saw the line of lights in front of him, the monster roared out in challenge before he charged at the line, his hands raised in an attack posture.
With no choice left, the commander in charge the defense line looked through the scope at Godzilla charging at him before he turned to give the last order he would give, "All units commence firing." Within seconds, the line of tanks and IFVs opened up with a vicious hail of gun and missile fire and even before the shots found their mark, they fired another volley at his thick hide.
Forced to halt his advance, Godzilla snarled angry at the sudden assault before he turned and headed towards the new arrivals. Even when their rate of fire increased, Godzilla continued to close in on the defenders, his blood-eyes burning for blood. Soon he slammed into the defense line with his feet and tail devastating his foes that wandered into his path with the wreckage slamming into nearby vehicles.
Stunned by the sight of the monster as he closed in on them, many of the defenders began to fall back in disorder, which decreased the combined firepower of the troops on the line. Though the rest attempted to stand their ground, the monster soon got too close for comfort that they too had to break off and reform their lines once again. Fortunately, more heavily armored reinforcements soon began to arrive with their guns already trained on the fast charging Godzilla.
In a newly established command post, the G-force field commanders looked on with a mixture of relief and worry as the monster engaged their forces once more. As they watched the monster engage the increasing reinforcements, all eyes turned to the probable target city of Jubail before Carlson asked, "Have they started to evacuate already?" When she got her answer, Carlson's face paled and the American female admiral turned to the others and said, "Looks like we'll have to fight another delaying action in a city once again." All of her friends winced and they all turned to look at the map with one question, "What the hell we're going to do?"
In the industrial city itself, the population had started to panic as they could see the battle to the south. Soon the stampede began once more as the already tired population began to evacuate once more with many heading out to the north and west with some heading to the waiting ships. Unfortunately, it was too late as Godzilla crashed through the defenses and roared with glee at the sight of the targets in front of him before his dorsal fins lit up and he set the buildings near him on fire with his atomic breath.
7:00 pm, February 14th, 201X
Manama, Bahrain
The G-Force commanders on the base also asked themselves the same question as they strove to defuse another "bloodbath between themselves and the commanders from the other nations." Not surprisingly, it was the Saudis once more, as they demanded that the others send everything to drive the monster out of their home. In return, the other Americans, the Israelis, and the other nations were vacillating about going back in and instead searching for other options.
While the G-Force commanders did search for other options, they all knew that it would involve ground troops and instead they had begun to figure secretly out plans that would have the least amount of casualties. Unfortunately, the options and prospects looked very bad anyway the looked at it and more than one of the G-Force officers had to say it aloud for all to hear. In fact, it got so bad that Tachibana had to raise his voice to silence his fellow officers and to promise them an ugly punishment to which they meekly submitted to in terms of shutting themselves up.
Unfortunately, that strain would return full force when the others requested that the G-Force officials offer their own thoughts to the discussion. Looking at each other as if to ask each other for confirmation, they all nodded before Tachibana stood up from his seat and told them the thoughts that he and the others commanders voiced, "After consulting with the commanders in the field, I feel that we have no choice but to attack." Before anyone could react, he then added to the Saudis, "I hope that you'll take every measure to ensure the best chance of success."
The audience had mixed reactions with the Americans and Israelis looking angrily at the G-Force officers, particularly those that were American while the others had varying degrees of shock on their faces. After a few tense moments, the Saudi officers nodded in agreement and thanks before the officers all headed back to their duties.
7:30pm, February 14th, 201X
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Though they did not know it yet and probably would not have even cared much about it, the forces fighting Godzilla had already become part of the plan. Their job was to hold Godzilla while a large portion of the remaining ground forces got into position for driving him back out into the Persian Gulf. Once they drove him to the coast, the waiting fleet would take care of the rest as they engaged him while he made his way into the ocean.
Unfortunately, though, they had a terrible time of it as Godzilla brushed them aside with ease as he continued on his present course. Already the fighting had devastated parts of the southern side of Jubail. Godzilla added more trouble for them to deal with as his ray set off tremendous fires that spread rapidly due to the chemicals stored in the city.
Godzilla roared with glee as he observed the devastation all around him and the fear from his foes as they seemingly ran from him. Still eager for more carnage, the monster continued on, his enormous feet and tail smashing into men, vehicles, and buildings with some of them exploding due to the cargo they had within their walls. Soon the monster added more to the death toll as he randomly fired his atomic ray at targets of opportunity with the ray causing some of the buildings to explode in tremendous fireballs.
Watching the monster devastate everything in sight, some of the ground forces in front of the monster disengaged and headed to join others at the two most important installations in the city: King Abdulaziz Naval Base and the world's largest seawater desalination plant. The rest attempted to hold on although they had to struggle through the same problems of urban warfare and the fact that many of the buildings had exceptionally dangerous chemicals stored within them. Unfortunately, it proved at times impossible as some of the more panicked drivers of the wheeled vehicles drove recklessly into some of the many pipes and enormous oil tanks, the explosions adding to the inferno.
Thanks to the many reconnaissance assets at their disposal, commanders of all ranks had a ringside seat to the carnage. Many had varied reactions though they all had one question, "When are we ready to launch the offensive." The seemingly long wait would end when their units reported in and then in return the commanders sent out the order, "Commence firing."
Roaring in glee Godzilla concentrated on targets lay directly in front of him while ignoring everyone else. The huge smokescreen from the fires and the artillery barrage also partially blinded Godzilla though he still caught glimpses of his foes as they scurried about below him. As for his ears, the sounds of the fire as well as the continual barrage bombarded his ears though he heard the sounds of engines over the din of explosions.
Making their way through the devastated streets with the gunfire and Godzilla's roar in the background, the "reserves" hurriedly made their way to positions from which to attack their target. Though they had to deal with roadblocks and obstacles, it was not as serve as back at Dammam and they were engaging him much sooner before he made his way deeper into the populated areas. Soon many of the tank units had gotten into within range of the kaiju to which they immediately let loose with gun, missile, and maser fire.
Growling in anger as his foes once again stood their ground, Godzilla turned towards the largest source of the gunfire but the smoke helped partially shield the armored units from Godzilla's wrath. Slamming his tail into the ground, Godzilla's dorsal fins charged and he immediately let loose with a long blast of his atomic ray before he advanced forward once more. To his surprise though, the forces in front of him pressed on with their immense assault and soon the forces that had battled Godzilla just ten minutes earlier joined in the attack.
Roaring angrily, Godzilla charged the dorsal fins but the air fleet beat him to the punch with a hail of smart bombs, which drew his attention from the ground. Surprised by the air attack, Godzilla immediately let loose with a barrage of his atomic ray towards the sky. While the blue energy beam did not kill any targets this time around, it surprised the pilots and forced them into temporarily defensive measures.
Though the monster inflicted heavy casualties on his enemies, eventually they began to lure him towards the coast by mainly focusing a large part of their fire from that direction. Blinking his blood-red eyes to get a clear view of his foes, Godzilla pursued his foes as they fell back towards the coast while blasting away with all of their weapons. In return, the king of the monsters retaliated with his atomic ray although he did not use it effectively due to well-aimed fire at his head.
Unfortunately as with all plans during wartime, this one would not go smoothly for Godzilla did manage to catch glimpses of tank units that remained stationary thus far during the fighting. Eager to kill anything in his path, Godzilla immediately changed course and headed for such installations when his eyes saw the forces surrounding them. In return, the defenders tried to hold their position but were few in number and Godzilla almost immediately overwhelmed them as he set them all ablaze with his atomic breath. The process would repeat itself for several hours with several more important installations going up in flames as Godzilla pursued his assailants.
From the view of the map, the offensive seemed to be going well although the number of casualties suggested otherwise. Still though they put nearly all thoughts out of their minds and concentrated on directing the battle while silently asking one question, "How soon before we can engage him with the ships." With that, they all turned to check up on King Abdulaziz Naval Base where the navy crews were scrounging through all of the depots for all weapons.
Indeed the base swarmed with personnel from the different navies as they checked every storage area for ammunition. The fact that they were literally a few minutes from the battle zone spurred them on in terms of finding any more ammunition supplies but eventually they all agreed that they searched through every inch of it already. When they heard one of Godzilla's enormous roars, the personnel on the base all agreed that it was time to get the hell out of dodge and within minutes, the base was a ghost town with its garrison already heading off to join the main forces.
After what felt like an eternity, the coast came into sight for the tankers along with the more open ground, which was a relief to the exhausted men on the ground and in the air. Soon the commanders on the ground and the sea made communications and fire control arrangements as the AFV began to spread out in front of the fast approaching nuclear saurian. Meanwhile with numerous home bases only a few minutes flying time, the naval aircraft began to land back on their ships for immediately refueling and re-armament.
10:30pm, February 14th, 201X
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower near King Abdulaziz Naval Base
Even before the crew had secured the Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck, Rear-Admiral Bergen immediately jumped out of the helicopter and ran straight for the bridge. Once he got there, he immediately exchanged salutes with everyone on the bridge before he inquired the XO about the status of the Eisenhower battle group. With that information in hand as well as that from Carlson, Bergen immediately opened up a communications link with the commanders still on the ground, "Omori-shosho, we're just about ready to go here and soon Godzilla will be close enough to engage."
The voice on the other end of the line answered back tersely, "Good job Bergen-san, wait for a little while long for you'll be engaging him momentarily."
Bergen nodded and signed off before he turned to look along with everyone else at the battle playing just a few miles inland with the unmistakable form of Godzilla moving every closer. The sense of tension that they felt was also present in those under their command as they knew that they would be plunging back into the inferno very soon.
10:45pm, February 14th, 201X
On the shore near King Abdulaziz Naval Base
As Godzilla took in the sight of the fleet in the water behind the ground troops, the monster growled as he sensed the firepower arrayed against him before he charged straight at the line of steel. Fortunately, though, the combined ground and air forces unleashed a storm of firepower that temporarily slowed Godzilla while they completed final preparations. Stung by the many explosions on his body, Godzilla raised his hands in a defensive posture before he advanced once again at a slower pace.
Realizing that they were almost nearly blocked, the commanders of the units directly in front of Godzilla roaring into the communications net for assistance while their men began to move to the side to clear the area in front of Godzilla. Soon the ground in front of Godzilla was virtually clear while the number of ships and planes present seemed to blend in with the color of the sky and that of the ocean.
Blinking his eyes for a moment, Godzilla suddenly paused for a moment before he turned around to look at the destruction left in his wake. Satisfied with the carnage, Godzilla turned back to the ocean to observe the huge fleet in front of him before he marched forward, his blood-red eyes burning red hot.
In their field command post, the G-Force commanders looked at Godzilla for several moments before they turned to nod to each other as if they came to an unspoken agreement. Rear-Admiral Omori then got on the line with the Eisenhower and spoke two words, "Commence firing."
Godzilla continued to advance towards the ocean and the waiting ships in an almost leisurely manner when suddenly the view in front of him erupted in smoke and flame. Snarling as his foes sprang into action, Godzilla almost immediately resumed his advance as an enormous hail of gun and missile fire slammed into his body. Even before he shook off the effects of the first barrage, another barrage slammed into his enormous form. Shaking his head from the momentary effects of the immense naval bombardment, Godzilla blinked his eyes for a moment as he caught the sight of many aircraft and helicopters heading his way. Letting out a very loud angry roar, Godzilla moved his hands into a defensive posture as he began to advance, eager to oblige his foes foolishness.
If anyone on the ships felt that what they were doing was pure suicide, they didn't show it and instead focused on the task at hand. As far as the eye could see, scores of warships lay just a few miles offshore with their weapons blazing at a target that remained on land. If this had been a conventional situation, the firestorm that the fleet unleashed over a small area would have resembled an invasion. While the carriers and other ships that functioned as flagships remained some distance out to sea, the rest sailed as close as possible to the shore as they continued to bombard Godzilla. The patrol craft and other very small vessels that carried only a few weapons sped almost right up to the beach so as to bring all of their weapons to bear with the destroyers and frigates almost at times right behind them.
Very much incensed at the staggering amount of firepower, Godzilla single-mindedly marched straight into the ocean while letting off several random shots of his atomic breath. Even when the ground forces opened up with their own weapons, Godzilla continued to close in on the fleet.
Soon the fleet began to open up the distance from the shore as Godzilla began to enter the ocean. It would have been a risk to maintain their positions but the constant barrage allowed them to do so while escaping retaliation. Even the nuclear submarines continued to blast away at Godzilla despite the fact that they would have been prime targets.
To the surprise of his foes, Godzilla continued to wade deeper into the ocean despite the firepower bombarding him from all sides. Seeing this Bergen, Carlson, and the other commanders conferred with each other to consider their options before the order went out for all ships to cease-fire.
With the guns going immediately silent, an eerie silence descended onto the battlefield as Godzilla let out one enormous roar before he silently slipped beneath the waves. For all the troops that survived the carnage of the whole day, it was the most frightening thing of all and it would last with them for several days.
Watching from the bridge of the Eisenhower, Bergen winced as he felt the enormous exhaustion before he could see it in the eyes of his subordinates. Suddenly the ringing of one of the communications consoles shook him for a moment before he hesitantly picked it up, "Yes."
On the other end of the line, an equally tired Omori asked the American admiral, "How are you and everyone else holding up?"
Bergen took a deep breath before replied tiredly, "Right now I just want to crawl into a grave and die."
His Japanese counterpart laughed at that and Bergen feared that he might have made a mistake but Omori reassured him as he stated, "After what we all went through, well no one will blame you at all." Omori then paused for a moment before he ordered, "Signal everyone to stand down and get some rest."
Bergen nodded and relayed the orders to his relieved subordinates before he left the bridge for his quarters. Once he got back to his quarters, he immediately locked the door and sat on the bed for several moments while he looked at some artifacts that he had from the first Godzilla war. In a few moments, he lay down on the bed and was out like a light.
At the same moment in Washington DC
Although they had no direct involvement in the battle half a world away, the occupants in the building also felt the same exhaustion because they had been watching the battle in the situation room for a very long period. Now with the seemingly endless fighting concluded the occupants of the room, who had taken turns getting some rest, now stood up and stretched for several moments as an uneasy silence descended upon them all due to the horror they witnessed.
Looking at the tense-filled room, President Calhoun turned to Redford and ordered him in an icy tone, "Order Central Command to compile its report immediately and consult with our allies here in Washington." Rubbing his eyes, he said, "I'm going to get some rest so don't wake me unless it is exceptionally important." All saluted him as he headed out of the situation room with everyone else following right behind.
As he observed the President and most of his staff head out, Vice-President Michael Lawrence shivered as he saw the angry looks they traded with Redford, the 3 senators and the Japanese delegation. Though the carnage sickened him, he knew that no one could blame the G-Forces officials no matter how much one wanted too and in fact, he for a time did so very long ago. He only hoped that the president and the staff could see the same for he knew implicitly that although it had been an ugly sight, it could have been worse if the regular military planned such an operation.
The G-Force officials looked at each other for several moments before Lieutenant-General Umezu remarked to his colleagues, "I don't know about you but that was a very interesting experience." Before anyone could inquire, he then added by stating, "Of course I'm probably in good company when I say that this really does bring back harsh memories."
All nodded before Redford spoke what Umezu was thinking, "You're guessing that we'll be getting use to this sooner or later then huh? When the Japanese general nodded, everyone else took a deep harsh breath as they let the information sink in before Redford said to them all, "Alright then, I guess we'll try to see if we can take what we learned and use them well next time."
The UNGCC officials all nodded and they soon began to make their way to the doors when the female senator from the Senate Intelligence Committee took a deep breath and pointed to the gates that surrounded the White House, "Just hope we survive the mob first." All turned and the Americans paled more than their Japanese counterparts when they saw the first wave of protesters with the secret service and Washington DC police already running into difficulties in keeping them back." Fortunately, though, their limousines managed to find a clear path and they were soon speeding to different locations but with common thoughts and objectives in mind.
Author's Notes:
After looking at it all, I know it might have sounded insane for a battle against Godzilla to last non-stop for 24 hours but it like something to try and if you think that it was that bad, latter battles against Godzilla will be most assuredly worse.
For the two targets, I did try to explain as best I could why each of the two targets was important to the local human forces. Despite that, if I missed anything then I apologize for it.
I tried to put it as much modern weapons as I could but it seems that the way that I wrote this did not allow me a chance to. And comparing this to the previous chapter well it seems I will have to try to do better in terms of organization.
If my main heroes seem at times heartless, well it could be either worse if I had indicated the mood of President Calhoun correctly, which will come to fruition sometime latter in the story. Even though they wish it to be otherwise, the commanders who have served in the UNGCC in past and present have long steeled themselves to having enormous casualties.
Author's Questions:
I'm thinking that I may still need to do a better job in terms of organizing battles. If there are any weaknesses, I would most certainly like to hear them.
Do you think that I should add more characters and give them names? If so, I'll try to do so but it will be difficult at best.
A funny question here but how long do you think Godzilla should remain hidden in the ocean before he decides to come back out again eh.
As always, please read and review. I would truly appreciate it.