A/N Hey, guys. Welcome back to the twenty-third chapter of Godzilla Meet the Civilians fanfic. First of all, I want to thank some of you guys for sticking around and reviewing the story. And second, the whole story is still going with the second arc. In this chapter, Will, Bianca, and Sonya travel to Isla De Mara with their colleagues and they encounter the fire demon Rodan while the G-Team is evacuating the residents in the village. So sit back, and enjoy the twenty-third chapter.
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Chapter 23: Evacuating Isla De Mara and Encountering The Fire Demon Rodan
Monarch Outpost 56, Isla De Mara, Mexico, May 20th, 2019
Below the shadow of the volcano, the city's sirens blared as the evacuation ensued. But mass panic was inevitable. The streets were littered with thousands upon thousands of people all scrambling to reach the choppers and boats leading off the island. At the choppers, capacity was being rapidly reached.
"Tell them to slow it down and stand back. Repeat. Stand back!" Barnes ordered to a man with a megaphone speaking spanish to translate the orders.
Behind a dashing crowd and above the building rooftops, a small rising pillar of smoke from the volcano emerged. And following this pillar of smoke, a slightly muffled, but still very audible shriek like nothing any of them had ever heard before pierced the heavens.
The Orca's pulse began reverberating, pushed out through the speakers atop the volcano's containment barrier. It cut through the silence of the world below as the containment barrier's lid was smashed by something hidden beneath it and sent flying into the air with a fiery explosion. And along with it, a massive plume of smoke and ash emerged and filled the skies like a black mushroom cloud.
Atop the volcano, MONARCH's stationed soldiers ran too and from to their battle stations as a massive claw emerged, and three long, sharp claws dug into the metallic platform. Shortly after, two massive horns emerged from the fires, and a head still covered in lava was soon to follow. And as the soldiers beheld the reptilian avian's rise, two glowing orange eyes snapped open, pupils dilating against the sun's light, as it shook its head throwing small spurts of lava all across the platform. One of them struck a soldier, who quickly began burning alive beneath it as his friends attempted desperately, and in vain, to free him from his molten death trap.
To the people below, it was like watching the winged form of Satan himself emerging from the fires of hell.
The creature spread its enormous wings and roared, splitting the skies with a concussive burst of power from the force of the roar alone which scattered the inhabitants in all directions. The screaming and alarms below caught its attention as its eyes finally began adjusting to the light of day for the first time in who knew how long.
"You got a catchy name for this one?" Mark asked.
"Local legends call it, Rodan, the fire demon," Doctor Chen responded.
"That's comforting," Mark replied sarcastically.
"Great, not only we're dealing with Mothra and Monster Zero, we're now dealing with the fire demon himself," Will muttered.
"I wonder what other monsters Emma will release next," said Bianca.
"The world is gonna offically know that the monsters are waking up and will start causing so much destruction," I said.
Rodan released another roar, catching all of their attention. But that's not all it did.
In the Atlantic Ocean, racing around the Northwestern tip of South America, Godzilla's head snapped up slightly. Hearing the call, Godzilla increased his speed, breached his head above water, and unleashed and earth-shattering roar which sent a concussive burst even larger than that Rodan had produced through the air.
Back at the mountain, Rodan sat and waited patiently. And then, it hit. The remnants of the concussive wave released by Godzilla arrived and struck Rodan's chest. The flying demon's head turned towards the source of the burst, and from his throat he began clicking and growling.
"Guys, remember that tropical storm where we lost Monster Zero? It's changing direction and uh, guess where it's headed now," Sam said urgently.
"That's not possible. No storm moves that fast," Doctor Stanton retorted.
"Unless it's not a storm," Doctor Chen corrected.
We drew our attention at the screen and the shape appeared on the radar and we realized that it was Monster Zero, hiding behind the tropical storm.
"Oh, man!" Sam exclaimed.
"We need time to finish the evacuation," Doctor Serizawa declared.
"Then you better hurry cause it's closing in fast," Doctor Stanton replied.
"Serizawa. It's no coincidence that Monster Zero is heading this way. It's reacting to Big Bird's cries. That means it's either coming for a food or fight. Or something more intimate," Mark said.
"What do you suggest?" Doctor Serizawa asked.
"I think he's suggesting that we draw Rodan's attention and lure it away from Isla De Mara's mainland to Monster Zero," Will responded.
"That's a good idea," I agreed.
"Colonel Foster, would you get those fighter jets to launch missiles at Rodan so we could draw his attention?" Bianca asked.
"I'll get to it," Colonel Foster responded and contacted the escorting fighter jets.
"All fighters. Weapons free," Colonel Foster ordered.
The fighter jets escorting the Argo began circling around towards Rodan and unleashed a barrage of missiles into his chest and neck. Rodan roared in irritation as his eyes began trailing the fighters that raced past him. And then, he spied the Argo. His beak opened partially, and the brow-like ridge above his eyes dipped down in an unmistakable display of aggression.
"Oh, I think we got his attention," Mark stated.
"Everyone, strap in. All ships, follow our lead," Colonel Foster ordered.
The three of us quickly settled in our seats and strapped on the seatbelts we could find.
The Argo's main engines burst to life as it began a sharp turn away from Rodan who watched it like a hawk before spreading his wings and taking his first steps in millennia towards the edge of the volcano. And with a single beat of his mighty wings, he was airborne and gliding down towards the city below.
Due to his size and the pressure generated by his wings, Rodan's flight path above the city produced a trailing wave of hurricane-force wind escorted by searing heat from his bio-volcanic respiratory system. Wave after wave of explosions and bursts of buildings suddenly being torn apart by the air pressure rippled through the city. And all those unlucky enough to be caught directly beneath his path were sucked into the air and thrown for hundreds, if not thousands of meters from where they were first lifted. For some, death was swift and came as a result of the G Forces of the lift off. For others, it was a long way back to Earth. The mother and her son were running for their lives but were nearly caught in the path of destruction that Rodan was causing, until Barnes and Martinez took them safely away from the resulting air pressure. The mother then said something in Spanish as Martinez tries to pull the son away from the strong air pressure.
"Hang on, kid!" Martinez shouted over the volume of the high air pressure.
The Argo burst through the clouds, aiming to seek temporary refuge from Rodan as they contacted the fighters.
"Argo to Gold Squadron! Let's lure this turkey away from the mainland and straight into the path of Monster Zero! ETA, two minutes!" Doctor Stanton called.
"Gold Squadron, engage on our six," Colonel Foster added.
"Copy. Start the clock," Gold Squadron Leader replied.
The fighters all arced up and around, heading back towards Rodan who had appeared above the clouds about two miles behind them. As they launched the first wave of missiles at him, Rodan was struck and roared in challenge. As they approached a collision, Rodan flapped his wings downward, the wind force destroying two fighters, and propelling him skyward for hundreds of meters. Now far above his prey, he lined himself up...
"What the hell? How did he anticpate that?" Will asked.
"Bogey! Nine o'clock high!" A pilot shouted as Rodan began a dive.
Racing by and beneath the upper layer of fighters, he soared down at a rapid clip and grabbed hold of two fighters with his talons before biting the ships into oblivion. As he lifted his head, he was a bit too close to the water for comfort, and the tips of his wings grazed the water's surface as he angled them back to begin another ascent after the Argo.
"Duster 223! Get out of there! He's on your tail! Get out of there!" Colonel Foster called.
Beside Rodan was another chopper which began unloading a stream of gattling bullets into the side of his head. But they may as well have been fleas with the lack of attention Rodan gave them as he chased down Duster 223 with a gaping maw. The pilot ejected... Only to be caught in Rodan's mouth as their readings went flat-line.
"Cobra's Raptor is off the team! ETA to Monster Zero, sixty seconds!" Doctor Stanton called.
"Raptor 37, bogey coming up on your six!" A pilot called.
Suddenly, Rodan began spinning in mid-air. His wings came around and slammed into each fighter jet caught within their enormous width. Explosion after explosion erupted in the air in a dazzling display of power, grace, and intellect as Rodan's flight path seemed to follow the gathered planes as they tried to escape.
"I'm losing control here. I'm losing control!" the last pilot called and screamed as her plane went down.
And at last, the last plane fell. Rodan's claws skimmed the surface of the ocean before he slammed his wings down and propelled himself skyward towards the now defenseless Argo.
"We lost the squadron! ETA to Monster Zero, thirty seconds!" Doctor Stanton shouted.
We continued flying as we started coming up on the storm as the sound of thunder crashing was heard. The Argo fired up its final wave of afterburners, reaching the top speed it was capable of reaching. The lightning then hits the Argo briefly, setting off an alarm.
"How much longer, Doctor Stanton?" I asked.
"Ten seconds!" Doctor Stanton shouted.
Outside, Rodan continued pursuing the defenseless Argo and prepared to use his claws to clip the whole ship until the radar beeps.
"Please make it in time. Please make it time!" I prayed.
And then, Rodan's head snapped towards the South away from the storm, sensing Monster Zero's presence. With a flap of his wings, he veered off course and headed in that direction.
The thunder clapped and all of us were frozen in horror. Monster Zero was now in front of us and opened the wings as the electricity followed.
"Oh, shit!" Will shouted.
"Oh, my God!" Bianca screamed.
"DIVE! DIVE!" Colonel Foster shouted.
The Argo began descending rapidly as Monster Zero spotted Rodan and began a dive towards him. And with Rodan's attention fixated on something else, Monster Zero easily managed to catch up to and surprise him as his claws dug into Rodan's side resulting in a high pitched shriek of agony from the Fire Demon. The alarm blared as the Argo nearly descended into the ocean until the pilots pulls up at the last moment.
"Sensei. What happened? Why'd Rodan stop following us?" Doctor Graham asked.
Doctor Serizawa shook his head.
The satellite image then appeared on the screen as Monster Zero and Rodan began fighting and attempting to kill one another.
"Jesus, they're killing each other!" Doctor Stanton called.
"Mayday! Mayday! This is Raptor One to Argo! Do you read?" Officer Barnes's voice came in on the radio.
"Copy, Raptor One. What's your status?" Colonel Foster replied.
"We're screwed! That's what! And we got kids on board! We're gonna need immediate mid-air retrieval!" Officer Barnes relayed.
"Lock onto their position and prepare the hangar for emergency landing," Colonel Foster ordered.
"Hangar doors are unresponsive," Doctor Stanton replied.
"Manual override?" Colonel Foster asked.
"They're stuck!" Doctor Stanton retorted.
Mark groaned and got out of his seat, turning towards the back of the room.
"All right, which way to the hangar?" he asked.
"I can show you," Sam replied as he stood up from his seat.
"Anybody else?" Mark asked.
"I know the way. I... Come on!" Sam stuttered.
"Hope you got a big wrench!" Doctor Stanton called after them.
Outside, Raptor One continued flying to the Argo despite the engine problem. Back inside the Argo, Sam and Mark nearly lost their balance as the alarms blared and both men reach the hangar.
"What's the problem?" Sam asked.
"Hydraulics systems are jammed! I'm trying to jump-start power, but it's not looking good!" Zellner, one of the technicians replied.
Outside, Monster Zero's left and right head clamped Rodan's wings as the central head fired the lightning beam, sending the fire demon falling into the ocean.
Back on the bridge, a beeping alert came over the comms.
"It's Admiral Stenz," Doctor Stanton said, obviously disheartened.
"What does he want now?" I asked.
Admiral Stenz's face appeared on the main screen.
"Admiral!" Doctor Serizawa said.
"Doctor Serizawa, Colonel Foster. I need you and your forces to immediately disengage and withdraw to a safe distance," Admiral Stenz ordered.
"Admiral. I don't understand," Colonel Foster replied.
"We've been developing a prototype for a new weapon. An Oxygen Destroyer. Designed to exterminate all life forms within a two mile radius. With any luck, it will kill these things and this nightmare will be finally over," he stated.
"Admiral. We must keep our faith in Gojira," Doctor Serizawa begged.
"I'm sorry, Doctor. But you had your chance. The missile is already on its way. May God have mercy on us all," he said, cutting the feed.
"He's not lying. It's coming in hot," Colonel Foster said as the missile appeared on the radar.
"Argo, you gotta get those bay doors open, now! Have the crash and fire crews ready!" First Lieutenant Griffin shouted.
On board the Argo in the hangar, Mark spied a weakly attached osprey dangling above the bay doors. Looking down, he spied the button to release it, and pressed it.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Zellner shouted.
With a pull of the final release lever, the osprey fell through the bay doors, forcing them open. The falling osprey just barely missed the oncoming Raptor One chopper, which began its ascent and prepared for an emergency crash landing inside the hangar. Everyone inside, meanwhile, scrambled for the exits as the chopper raced forward.
"Look out!" Officer Barnes shouted as the detached osprey falls into the ocean.
"Hold on!" First Lieutenant Griffin yelled.
"Come on, Griff! Come on!" Officer Barnes shouted in encouagement.
Finally, the moment of truth. The chopper entered the hangar and crashed into the railing. The chopper spun and twisted around and around, its blades being smashed off by anything and everything in their way with enough durability to withstand and push back. But at last it came to a stop. And miraculously, nobody was seriously injured. A few people had been roughed up or scared shitless, but they were alive.
"That's what I'm talking about, Griff!" Barnes shouted in relief.
"Everybody okay?" he asked.
"Get over to the back of the hangar. We're all gonna head this way. This way. This way," Zellner ordered the people who had evacuated from Isla De Mara.
And that will end the twenty-third chapter for now. So what do you guys think? In the next chapter, Godzilla returns to resume his fight against Monster Zero and something big is about to happen. You guys know what to do. Review, favourite, and follow.