Joe nearly fell out of his wheel chair as he reached for his phone and dialed, missdialed, and dialed again before finally hearing the voice of his son on the other end of the line.

"Ford! Are you all right?!"

"Yeah, I'm okay dad. A few scrapes. But that's nothing new."

"Oh, thank God…"

Joe checked his surroundings and partially covered the microphone of his phone.

"Did you find anything?"

"Yeah, I did. Behind a door with guys too heavily armed for a tech facility, there was some kind of big metal orb with a red light in it. It was flickering and making some weird noises. And it kinda looked like an eyeball if I'm being honest. It was freaky."

"Anything else?"

"No. Godzilla destroyed the place before I could get much further. But if he hadn't, I was in for an awkward conversation with those armed guys I mentioned."

"Oh. Got it. Okay. Um. Did you tell Serizawa?"

"Yeah. He was his usual self and basically just grumbled at most of what I said."

"Sounds like him. Anyway, get back here as fast as you can. I've got a meeting with Serizawa and others pretty soon."

"Got it. See you soon, dad. Love you."

"I love you too, son. Take care."

Ending the call, Joe released a tremendous sigh of relief and placed the phone in his pocket before leaving the room and making his way to the briefing room of the Skull Island facility. Before long, Doctors Serizawa, Andrews, Graham, and Chen all made their way in as well and took seats around the table.

"Thank you for coming, everyone." Doctor Andrews began.

"I wanted to start by bringing the incident of Pensacola to everyone's attention. I'm sure most of you have heard about it already, or seen the news clips. But here's the one I'm most concerned about."

Hitting a remote to start a ceiling projector which shone a clip of Godzilla roasting half the city on the nearest white wall, everyone watched as Godzilla unleashed his rage before returning to the sea before the screen went black. Doctor Andrews turned off the projector and looked around the table.

"Thoughts?" She asked.

Serizawa took a deep breath and sighed through his nose. Doctor Graham looked at Serizawa and then down at the table. Doctor Chen just stared at Doctor Andrews. And Joe also took a deep breath and sighed.

"The entire attack, from landing to his return to the sea, was unprovoked. Remember what I said about a Titan thinking they need to establish dominance before they'd turn on humanity for the same reason?… I think he just proved my point."

Not a single person around the table could find a way to argue, and so the silence continued.

"This is exactly why Kong needs to stay here and why we have to continue to study the Titans before we can make excuses for them when they act out. Does anyone have anything to offer as a rebuttal or a better course of action?"

Serizawa looked around the table and then to Andrews.

"Ilene. I know that-"

"Don't do that, Serizawa. Don't just call me Ilene. It may help everyone else endear themselves to you and be more open to your way of thinking. But it doesn't work on me. Remember, I'm a linguist. And basic lingual psychology is part of my field. Please address me as Doctor Andrews. Thanks."

Doctor Chen's lips tightened, but she remained silent as Serizawa gave Andrews a nod.

"Doctor Andrews. I know that Gojira's behavior seems unprovoked. But we can't be certain of that."

"As far as we know the city of Pensacola literally has nothing to offer Godzilla, nor did they initiate an attack. He did."

"Gojira's senses must be detecting something we don't. In 2014 he followed the MUTO's calls. Five years ago, he sensed Monster Zero's awakening and worked with Mosura to bring him down. Today, he must sense something. He never attacks without reason. And we must keep our minds open to the possibility that something is happening we simply do not see yet."

Andrews half rolled her eyes as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Look Serizawa. I'm a pragmatist. I believe what my eyes show me and what my own senses tell me. And what we saw on that projector footage was Godzilla nuking half a city without any visible or logical reason for doing so. He showed up and attacked. It's that simple. I know you're his most ardent supporter, but do you have any substantial evidence that Godzilla's actions are anything other than unprovoked aggression? Or are you merely hoping for his innocence because you can't accept the idea that he might not be humanity's savior anymore?"

"You pretentious piece of-" Doctor Chen began.

"Ilene! Don't." Came a voice from the doorway.

Everyone turned around, and Doctor Chen blinked in surprise.

"Sorry I'm late, everyone." He said.

"Mister Russell. Glad you could join us." Doctor Andrews said.

Mark made his way around the table, patting Doctor Chen's shoulder which earned a small smile from her before taking his own seat near Joe.

"You must be mister Brody. Mark Russell."

"Yes, yes. I've heard about you mister Russell. Pleasure."

"Pleasure's mine. Now, Doctor Andrews. About your concerns regarding Godzilla's behavior."

"I'm listening, mister Russell."

Mark opened a briefcase he'd brought in with him and set it on the table. Clicking its locks, he flipped the lid open and turned it around showcasing a device that looked remarkably similar to the original ORCA device.

"Is that what I think it is?" Doctor Graham asked.

"Yep. It's the next stage of the ORCA. I started working on it after… Well. After what happened five years ago." Mark said with a hint of sadness in his voice.

Everyone but Andrews gave a sorrowful glance to the side and away before looking back at Mark.

"Anyway. This device has one big difference from the original ORCA. It's only for scanning audio frequencies of the Titans. Not producing them. When the ORCA produced audio frequencies, it set off a chain reaction of events that led to all the Titans being released by Ghidorah which upset the natural order. They weren't supposed to wake up all at one time like that. The world simply isn't ready for them all like that. Not with humanity to contend with."

"That's lovely philosophy, mister Russell. But do you have a point?" Andrews asked sharply.

"Ah, yeah. Sorry. Anyway, over the last five years Serizawa and I made it a goal and a major MONARCH project to scan the vocalizations of all of the Titans. And that project was completed earlier this year. So this puppy, which we've named SIREN, has all of the Titan vocalizations and calls be they audible, subsonic, or ultrasonic. And when I was watching that footage live last night, SIREN picked up Godzilla's call as expected from the television audio. But it also picked up a second signal."

"Wait, how?" Andrews asked.

"Because something else was producing a call with a frequency similar to Godzilla's which was enough to trigger an alert in SIREN. It's how I programmed it to detect potentially new Titans we may not have discovered yet."

"So you think there's another Titan in Pensacola?" She asked.

"I wouldn't say that, exactly. The call SIREN detected was really weak compared to Godzilla's, and it disappeared pretty quickly."

"How quickly?"

"I think about ten seconds before, uh… Well. Before he blew the place away."

"I see." Andrews replied.

Serizawa sighed in relief and nodded at Mark.

"But Godzilla's final attack on Pensacola itself remains unprovoked then, doesn't it?" Andrews added.

Mark's lips tightened and he half glanced away.

"I do admit I can't think of a reason he'd do that." He said.

"What about the military planes?" Doctor Chen asked.

"Excuse me?" Andrews inquired.

"The military planes? They were there and attacking Godzilla. If he perceived this other call as a threat and the planes were attacking him, he may have thought we were defending that other call and hit us as a warning not to interfere again."

"You really believe that, Doctor Chen?" Andrews asked.

"I do. My sister Ling and I have spent almost all our lives around the Titans. They're creatures with complex emotions and incredible intelligence. And Godzilla has proven to be among the most intelligent of the Titans on numerous occasions. If he perceived a threat from this call and was acting aggressively towards it, the idea he would view our interference as exactly that and strike back at us as a warning is not really that big of a stretch of the imagination."

"It still seems like wishful thinking to me. But supposing your theory is true and Godzilla was responding to some unknown Titan call then what's our next step?" Andrews asked.

"I need to make a phone call." Serizawa said as he stood from the table.

"Sensei?" Graham asked.

"Please excuse me, everyone." He said as he left the room.

"Once Serizawa comes back from his call, I think we should discuss how to deal with Kong." Joe said.

"What do you mean, mister Brody?" Andrews asked, arching an eyebrow.

"I mean we need to either find a way to make his enclosure bigger or-"

""Enclosure," mister Brody?" She asked.

"Well, what would you call it if not an enclosure?"

"It's his habitat. The only part of the island we could save from the encroaching storms." She snapped.

"All right. All right. Anyway, the point is that this space isn't big enough for him. Not by a long shot. We either need to build a bigger habitat or find him a new one and get him there as fast as possible."

"Like where?" She asked.

"Not sure. Mark? Any suggestions?" Joe asked.

"Kong's closest relatives are the Great Ape family. They mostly live in jungles and mountains. So if we can find a place like that then it would be ideal." Mark replied.

"Anywhere we move him to that fits that description would take us through Godzilla's territorial waters. He'd come after Kong in a heartbeat." Andrews said.

"There's no proof of that." Doctor Chen said irritably.

"No proof, Doctor Chen? Really? He's fought every single Titan in the last six to eight months, and he just attacked Pensacola looking for another unknown Titan call. What more proof do you need he'd come after Kong once he left this habitat facility?"

"Why not just bring along those out of phase audio signals of yours and broadcast them from ships around Kong as we move him?" Chen asked.

"Because there's no roof out at sea. We need total coverage. And the dome's outer roof is basically one giant speaker broadcasting in all directions." Andrews replied.

"Then let's make a smaller version of that and make a special containment thing for him on a ship or something. We've got the tech to make it happen." Chen snapped.

"Enough!" Serizawa barked as he re-entered the room and sat down.

"Kong cannot stay here. We either move him, or we wait until he destroys this place himself and puts everyone working here, including you, at risk. One way or the other you cannot protect him by keeping his here. You're only delaying the inevitable." He said harshly.

Everyone around the table was remarkably taken aback by the tone in his voice. But none so much as Doctor Chen who looked to her mentor as if she'd just seen a ghost.

Doctor Andrews glared at Serizawa, but remained silent. She took a deep breath and responded with the most subtle of nods as she closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"How do you propose we move him, Serizawa?" She asked.

"The most effective way is by boat. Either a tanker or an aircraft carrier. We can provide either one once we get the US Navy's cooperation. Mister Brody's son, Ford, can help with that." He replied.

Joe gave a few nods.

"But if we move him by boat we're in Godzilla's home turf. Kong won't stand a chance in the water."

"I believe you are overestimating Gojira's aggression, Doctor Andrews. Footage from his recent encounters proves that he only fights if the other Titan refuses to back down from his initial warnings, or if they attack him first. Do you have a way to communicate with Kong?" He asked.

"No. I've tried teaching him sign language like other apes have proven to be able to learn. But even though he seemed to show some basic level of recognition here or there, he's never actually signed back to me."

Serizawa nodded.

"Then perhaps we can try communing with Gojira himself. If he comes for Kong, we must not show aggression. That means no missiles, depth charges, or gunfire. We must let him approach freely. If he comes close enough to our boats we can use lights or loudspeakers to get his attention and see if he recognizes us. If he can, he might remain passive long enough for the two Titans to acknowledge each other and go their separate ways when Godzilla realizes Kong is not a threat to him."

"You're asking me to place a lot on faith here, Serizawa. And trusting Godzilla, given his recent behavior, is not something I think I can do."

"You'll have to, Doctor Andrews. We have placed our faith in Gojira before. I have no reason to think that doing so again will yield any different a result. But we must give him the chance."

Andrews heaved a sigh and nodded her head.

"Fine. Do we know where we're moving him?" She asked.

"Not yet. We will have to arrange another meeting to discuss this. But it must wait. I am going to be out of the country for a few days. Vivienne, please, come with me."

"Of course, Sensei." She replied as she stood up.

"Be well, everyone. We will see you again soon to figure out how best to move Kong." Serizawa said with a subtle head bow towards the group.

And with that, he and Doctor Graham were on their way to who knew where.

"I'm heading out too. I need to talk to someone." Andrews said as she departed the room.

"I'll call Ford. He'll need time to talk to the Navy to get their cooperation too." Joe said as he too departed.

That left Doctor Chen and Mark seated at the table as they both let out breaths of relief.

"I hate that woman." Chen said, shaking her head.

Mark chuckled.

"Rubs you the wrong way, eh?" He asked.

"Yeah."

"She's a bit intense. That's for sure."

"How's Madison?"

"She's uh… She's fine."

"You don't sound convinced."

"She's been listening to conspiracy podcasts lately. Some whack job who thinks there's some big to do going on behind the scenes at Apex."

"Think there might be something to it?"

"Nah. I never put stock in that kind of garbage."

"Even though SIREN says something was there that Godzilla was responding to?"

"Seems more a coincidence to me than a direct causality. But then again, I guess you never know huh?"

Ilene chuckled, stood up, and walked over to put a hand on his shoulder.

"She's a smart girl, Mark. You should listen to her a bit more."

Mark stood up and smiled.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. But a conspiracy podcast?"

"You never know." She said with a coy smile as she turned and left the room.

Mark shook his head and laughed under his breath.

"No wonder they get along so well." He muttered as he left the room.