A/N Hey, everyone. I'm back with the sixteenth chapter of the Godzilla series. First of all, I want to thank some of you guys for reading the first arc. And second, this chapter will begin the second arc King of the Monsters. I gotta admit, I never thought I would be able to wrap up the first arc in fifteen chapters. In the second arc, Will, Bianca, and Sonya meet the new characters who were introduced in King of the Monsters. So sit back, and enjoy the beginning of the second arc. And I will keep Doctor Graham alive for the rest of the second arc.
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Arc 2: King of the Monsters
Chapter 16: Five Years Later and A New Beginning
New York City, May 19th, 2019
Five years has passed since we had seen Godzilla and his fight against the MUTOs. I didn't really imagine on how my summer vacation was gonna go since now my friends Bianca and Sonya, Sonya's father, and I got ourselves involved with the organization Monarch and discovering Godzilla and the MUTOs. Here I was in my apartment, reading my late parents' research papers regarding the discovery of Godzilla and the MUTOs. While I was looking through the papers, I came across the documents that explains Godzilla and the MUTOs weren't the only monsters that were discovered here on Earth. The big ape, named Kong, was discovered at a place called Skull Island in the 1970's and an experienced geologist named Houston Brooks and biologist named San Lin were secretly working for Monarch and came across Kong at the time. I looked up at the TV where the news was being broadcasted and the reporters were talking about the 2014 incident in San Franscisco that involved Godzilla and the MUTOs.
"Thousands gathered in the Bay Area last night to honor the victims of the 2014 attacks. Part of a wave of memorials and protests demanding that the secretive monster-hunting coalition known as Monarch be held accountable," the reporter stated as a video showing a number of protestors walking down the streets of Washington DC holding signs.
"The recent spike in mass die-offs in the world's oceans could be caused by efforts to locate and track Godzilla, who hasn't been seen in over five years," another reporter stated as a video appears of Godzilla disappearing into the ocean after his fight with the MUTOs.
"Top brass in the mysterious Monarch organization will face another intense grilling as the government continues to push for extermination of the Titans," the third reporter stated in a thick accent as the video appears of Doctor Serizawa and Doctor Graham attending a senate hearing in DC on the news.
"And rumors persist that Monarch may be hiding even more creatures discovered since the attacks of 2014. A historic tragedy that changed the world as we know it forever. The day the world discovered that monsters are real," the reporter finished.
I shook my head, feeling annoyed. Humanity can be so ungrateful. They should be thankful that Godzilla had saved us from extinction. I broke out of my thoughts when Bianca came out of her bedroom. I forgot to mention that Bianca is sharing her bedroom with Sonya after the incident in San Francisco five years ago.
"Hey," she greeted.
"Hey Bee," I responded.
"What's going on in the news today?" she asked.
"Doctor Serizawa and Doctor Graham are still trying to keep Monarch from falling into the US military jurisdiction. And second, I've been looking through the research papers and it turns out that Godzilla and the MUTOs were the only monsters to be discovered," I responded as I showed her the documents.
"There are monsters out there in the world?" Bianca asked as she read the documents.
"Yeah, Godzilla and the MUTOs weren't the only ones. Kong was discovered at a place called Skull Island in the 1970's," I responded.
"But I think we have to find Doctor Serizawa and Doctor Graham so they could give us an explanation on how many monsters are out there," said Sonya as she came out of Bianca's bedroom.
"You're up early," I said.
"I heard you two were discussing something about Godzilla and the MUTOs are not the only monsters to be discovered," Sonya explained.
"Doctor Serizawa and Doctor Graham are the only scientists who can give us an explanation about this discovery," said Bianca as she handed her cousin the research documents.
"We'll ask them when we see them," I said.
"I've been wondering what our parents had been hiding from us when we were kids," Bianca muttered under her breath.
"We found out that ourselves when we met Godzilla and the MUTOs five years ago," I said.
At a US Senate hearing in DC, a television screen playing back footage of the 2014 San Francisco battle between Godzilla and the MUTOs played as a colleague of Doctor Serizawa and Doctor Graham addressed a gathering of US Senators.
"What we are witnessing here, Senators, is the return of an ancient, and forgotten super species. Godzilla. The MUTOs. Kong. MONARCH is uniquely qualified to determine which of these Titans are here to threaten us, and which of these Titans are here to protect us," the spokesperson Sam Coleman explained.
"Thank you for the fifth grade history lesson, Mr. Coleman. But we still haven't heard one good reason why MONARCH shouldn't fall under military jurisdiction, or why these creatures shouldn't be exterminated," The head Senator replied.
"MONARCH was tasked with finding and destroying these radioactive monsters-" She continued, as Doctor Serizawa shared a glance with Admiral William Stenz who shifted slightly in his seat while taking a deep breath.
"-But you either can't, or won't tell us how many there are or why they're showing up. So, maybe it's time for the military to put them down," she concluded.
"Killing them would be a mistake," Doctor Serizawa began in response.
"They returned because of us. It was our atomic testing that awoke Gojira. Other creatures like the MUTOs were awoken by strip mining and seismic surveys. But these are not monsters. They are animals, rising to reclaim a world that was once theirs," he continued.
"It almost sounds like you're protecting them, Doctor Serizawa. As if you admire them," the head Senator said.
"I admire all forms of life," Doctor Serizawa retaliated sternly.
"Senators. If we hope to survive, we must find ways to coexist with Titans. With Gojira," he concluded.
"A sort of symbiotic relationship, if you will. Like the lion and the mouse," Doctor Graham added.
"Or the scorpion and the frog," The Senator retorted.
"So you'd want to make Godzilla our pet?" she asked incredulously.
"No… We will be his," Doctor Serizawa countered, much to the amusement of all non-MONARCH staff in the room.
Suddenly, Doctor Graham's phone began vibrating, receiving a text message that there was a breach at Outpost 61 in the Yunnan Rainforest of China.
"Uh no… No, actually, uh. That's not what Doctor Serizawa meant," said Sam as he tried to say to calm the room.
Doctor Graham showed the phone to Doctor Serizawa who immediately stood up and jerked his head towards the door. She responded with a sharp nod, and the pair of them began making for the exit.
"Doctor Serizawa. Doctor Graham! This hearing is not adjourned! I hope you both realize the consequences of walking out that door!" the Senator called after them.
"You know what, Senators? While I confer with my colleagues here I'm gonna set you up with a very brief, and pretty fun, documentary on Titan reproduction. I think this is the one where the uh, genitals are blurred out. But if not, you can leave a comment with my assistant!" Sam said, running after the Doctors as the screen showed the male and female MUTOs nuzzling behind a blurred circle of censorship.
"Doctor Serizawa, Doctor Graham! Where are you guys going?" Sam asked the scientists.
"There's been a breach at the Outpost 61 in Yunnan Rainforst of China," Doctor Graham responded.
"We're picking up some guests along the way. We need their help," said Doctor Serizawa.
"But we don't know where these guests are," said Sam.
"They're living in New York. I already arranged the Osprey to pick us up and take us there," said Doctor Serizawa.
"I hope you're right about these guests," said Sam.
And that would be the end of the sixteenth chapter for now. So what do you guys think? Was it bad to start up the second arc? In the next chapter, Will, Bianca, and Sonya meet Sam Coleman and Mark Russell for the first time and the three of them will learn about a device called the Orca. So you guys know what to do. Drop those reviews, favourite, and follow. If you guys haven't read my Spider-Man story Peter and MJ one-shots, check it out because I'm writing different drabbles from the requests on the reviews section.