Curse of the Unbelievable
Chapter Seven: Escape from Skull Island.
The Dark World.
All was silent in the Dark World. All was calm in the Dark World. This was a lie that Ghidorah had told himself when he saw Kong's axe slice Varan in half, and somehow counter his regeneration abilities. Ghidorah's eyes widened as he saw Varan struggling on the ground, and he began whispering to himself, "Get up my love. Please…..I know you can….." When Kong's final strike hit Varan, and launched him into the lava below, Ghidorah stood still for a moment, trying to comprehend what had just happened. Then a low growl came from his throats as his golden body started to glow, and crackle. It was true, his love had fallen in battle, and he would never see him again.
"NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Electricity burst out of the tips of his wings, and he fired his gravity beams all around the Dark World, destroying any unlucky Shadow Demons who happened to be near their path of destruction.
"Well whattya know?" Dagahra snickered while he, Deutalios, and Desghidorah watched the display of power from the devastated dragon. "I knew Varan was going to die, he really should've shut up and just killed them."
"HEHEHEHEHE! YEAH, HE SHOULD'VE SHUT UP BOSS!" screeched Deutalios, jumping up and down as he watched Ghidorah power down, and turn away from the viewing globe.
"Now Dagahra," Leader replied to the mutant, while Vicious and Nutcase also turned to him, "my brother needs time to mourn don't you think? After all, not only did he find out that the Muto slime couldn't bear his spawn, but also he has lost his loved one."
"I think our attention is better drawn to the globe," Vicious continued, as Desghidorah walked towards it, "because I think we need to see if those "Earth Defenders" are able to escape the island. Besides, I can sense our Master has returned." Desghidorah's words were confirmed as Bagan entered the Dark World right then, a strange look on his face as he walked away to reflect on his battle with the Earth Defenders, and Neo. "He will have a meeting later, so you better be prepared for that Dagahra."
"He could've wasted those idiots," Nutcase growled as he twisted his head around trying to crack his neck, "And instead he comes back. What?! Is he too weak?! Was he just playing?! DAAAAAHHHHHH! IT'S SO GODDAMN CONFUSING!"
"Calm down," Leader reassured Nutcase, "I think he was just merely testing his strength, and it appears like he has not gained back his full power yet. Now stay quiet, alright? Or I will devour you like Dio did to Messiah and Diablo." Nutcase was silent afterwards, and all three kaiju there watched the viewing globe, waiting to see what would happen on the island.
Skull Island.
"Hmmm…..ugh…." Junior's eyes cracked open just a bit as he started waking up, and what he saw was something he'd never thought he'd see again. Skull Island was looking a lot like Birth Island just about now, sinking slowly into the sea, and exploding with lava, soon just to be a graveyard. He tried to get up, putting all the strength he could muster into his arms, and then they started to shake, and a fell down once again. Varan's venom was still running through his bloodstream, and he knew that it would be a while before it was flushed out.
He didn't have a while.
"K-K-K-Kong? Where are you?" Junior started to crawl around, and then weakly noticed Kong lying on his back, his axe lying at his side. "KONG!" Junior crawled towards him and then laid down by his side, gently nudging him. "Please…you have to get up…...we need to get off….."
"…. Junior?..." Kong's eyes opened up as he heard Junior's voice, and then turned his head slightly, wincing in pain, as he looked at Junior. "Hey…how are you doing?"
"Kong…..can you stand? Please tell me you can…"
"….I think…this is the end for me…"
"Don't talk like that Kong…. Please…. you need to get up…"
Kong's gaze seemed sad as Junior pleaded with him, before he replied, "He…..got me good back there….. I'm fine if I go down fighting….. Can you do something for me Junior?"
"What is it Kong?"
"Can you stay with me?" Kong whispered softly as Junior gazed at him sadly, and got closer to him. "Can you tell me about your friends? Family? And when you are done…. can you tell them about me?" Junior stared silently, and thought for a few minutes, before he silently nodded to Kong.
"Anguirus is my closest friend where I am from, and I think if it weren't for him, I may have given into despair. He's an Angilas tribe member, and while he may not be as big as you think he is…. he has a good soul. He's been through a lot, and he is one of the bravest Kaiju I have ever met."
"Who else do you have?"
"Mothra is a Divine Moth, and she's so kind and gentle to others, even though my father was responsible for her brother's death. She's been good to me, and has helped me and Anguirus when we've needed it. I'm sure she'd love to meet you Kong, and I think you'd love seeing her too."
"Is that it?"
"Leo," Junior softly whispered, thinking of the larva waiting back for him and his mother back on Monster Island.
"Leo? Who's that?"
"Mothra's son. He's not faced the hardships I, Mothra, and Anguirus have yet, but I know that he may have to soon. He's like I was at one point…. innocent. But even though he's a larva, he and I are close in age, and one day, he will be like his mother. He needs us all to be there for him when it happens."
"A Divine Moth. I've always wanted to see one… But you do know what has to happen before he can change…don't you?"
Junior closed his eyes, before he muttered, "Yes….and if that happens, then I need to be there for him. That is why I will get off this island…and so will you."
"Thank you Junior," Kong replied as his mouth twisted into a slight smile, "I really mean it, you seem to have good…...friends….." As he finished this, Kong laid back, as he waited for darkness to take him, until a beam of light shined down upon him and Junior. The sounds of the volcano seemed to drown away as he could hear the flapping of powerful wings, and the silhouette of a moth seemed to appear in the middle of the light. Kong could feel his blood chill at the sight of this, as he then saw another shape take form in the light, a much spikier form, jagged in appearance, glowing green as a clear sphere formed around him, encasing Kong and his axe.
"Neo?" Junior squinted as he tried to get a clear view of the second figure, but he also soon found himself being lifted up by the same force, and he closed his eyes as he finally passed out again. Mothra was carrying Anguirus underneath her, and the Shobijin were safely merged with her, giving their power to her so she could fly out of there. Neo held onto Kong and Junior with his telekinesis as Mothra started flying towards an eye in the middle of the tempest, blasting combination beams to keep it open as she quickly flew out into calm skies, followed by Neo as they left the storm behind. Turning back briefly, both watched as the volcano let out one more dying gasp, before it cracked completely in half, tumbling down into the ocean. Steam rose out of the ocean, and magma hardened as the island cracked apart completely, sinking as the water around it started spinning fast into a whirlpool, until with one final boom, leaving no evidence that there had been an island there in the first place.
Skull Island was a place that most only thought was a myth, or a tall tale that sailors told to discourage people from joining their ships, when in reality they would try and breach the wall to explore what was called the Eighth Wonder of the World. To its people, Skull Island was a home, a place where they could raise their families away from other humans and the cruelties they committed. To the creatures of Skull Island, it was the place where they were born and where they were king, and it was the only place where they could be found. To Kong, it was his birthright, and it contained an entire history of creation and destruction involving his ancestors and his tribe.
It meant a lot to many people no matter if the viewed it as a wonder, or a home, or kingdom, or even a birthright.
And now, it was nothing.
The Skies Above.
Mothra sped through the night, her wings flapping furiously as she carried Anguirus underneath her, followed silently by Neo who was telekinetically holding onto the prone forms of Junior and Kong. Anguirus was silent for a long time, as was Mothra and Neo, having just seen Skull Island's destruction, and busy trying to comprehend what they had seen. After a while, Anguirus finally cleared his throat, and asked, "We got lucky back at the island, didn't we? He wasn't at his full power yet, and he still could've killed us…."
"…We did…." Mothra continued to fly on as the moon illuminated the two of them, her voice wavering as she continued on. "He was going to kill me…before you arrived…and then…..he almost killed you…."
"So why did he decide to leave if he was able to tank your attack?"
"I wish I knew Gurius," Mothra sighed, "I really do…Can we talk about something else right now? Please?"
"Sure."
"Neo is here with us, he helped us during the battle, but do you really think he can be trusted?"
"He told me he wanted to talk to you," Anguirus replied, "And he says he wants to help us defeat Bagan. I think we can get all the help we need right now, but if he wants to talk to you, then you need to be the judge of that." Mothra sighed and turned her head back to look at Neo, who seemed to not pay attention to the two ahead of him, rather looking down at the unconscious Junior.
"It's not me who he really wants to talk to," Mothra murmured to herself.
Neo looked forward as he followed Mothra, and started becoming lost in his own thoughts, wondering what he would do now. "What I've done…there's no turning back now…..I've made an enemy of this "Bagan,"and I need to finish what I've started. I'll talk with Mothra when we get back to the island. I have to."
"My son, is it really Mothra you want to talk to? Or is there someone else who you feel like you need to talk to?"
"Mom, I want to talk to Mothra. She'll be willing to listen to me. I know it."
"What about your brother Neo?" Neo winced, knowing she would keep asking him this, unless he addressed it.
"…I hurt him…he was just a child…and I hurt him…I could've killed him…"
Neo continued to fly after Mothra, a small teardrop streaming from his eye as he looked back down on Junior. "Ah. You did that to draw out Godzilla and kill him, didn't you?"
"….Yes…I was so foolish…"
Mothra continued to fly, until Anguirus suddenly cried out, "LOOK!"
"What?! What has happened to our home?"
"The island…" Neo muttered, "…It's changed completely…"
Monster Island.
Anguirus had always considered the island to be a small place, with just barely enough to fit the remainder of his tribe after their near extinction. It seemed to get bigger with more of the tribe dying, or rather his family as he considered them to be despite only being related by blood with two of them. But that was a while ago, and what he saw right in front of him was where the island was, but instead of the island being there, there seemed to be a different island. "What the hell happened here?"
The parts of Monster Island that the group were familiar with still remained in the same spot unchanged, but now it seemed as if the island itself had somehow expanded outwards, and added more of a landmass. The beach that surrounded the island seemed to stretch for miles now, and the rocky caverns where Mothra dwelled were only one set of similar rocky structures, with one huge one being present on the new part of the island. There was a huge jungle now, with massive trees not unlike the ones on Skull Island, and from the trees hung massive crimson berries, almost glinting like rubies in the rising sun. There were two more lakes, each bigger than the one that used to be on the old island, each glimmering as the sun continued to rise. Finally, Mothra's spell had grown to cover the whole new island, it being visible to only her, and on the beach of the old Monster Island, there were two familiar shapes down there waiting. A red crustacean who was angrily gesturing up at the sky, and a brown green-eyed larva who rose up to look at the newcomers. "MOM!"
Mothra immediately flew down, quickly landing with Anguirus who quickly flopped down in the sand, happy to be back home despite the changes that had occurred. Leo crawled over to Mothra, a fearful expression in his eyes as she nuzzled him gently, comforting the scared larva. "Oh, my Leo, I missed you so much. Do you know what happened here?"
"M-m-mom…I thought…I thought….it was going to sink…."
"So, you don't know what caused this Leo?"
"No mom…...I'm sorry…. Junior…. What happened to him?" Neo landed softly, and quickly released Kong and Junior from his grasp, the two falling onto the beach, still lying prone.
"Jeez! More and more of these freaks keep on coming," Ebirah groaned upon seeing Kong lying on the beach, "so what, is this suddenly a hot vacation spot?!"
"It's our home," Anguirus snorted as he stood over Ebirah, glancing down at the frightening crustacean, "Just as much as it is yours, alright?" Mothra flew over the both of them and settled down next to Kong and Junior, inspecting their wounds as the Shobijin flew out of her body, with Moll and Lora deciding to scout out the new parts of the island and Belvera staying with the group.
"Poison courses through his veins. Can you heal him my lady? Do you need my help?" Mothra shook her head, and concentrated as she drew the poison out of Kong, he body beginning to tremble as she did the same for Junior. After a few minutes, it was done, and both were healed, and aside from being a bit dazed, Mothra was fine as well. Angruius ran over to check on her, and seeing that she was okay, he sighed in relief, and then both turned to look at Neo.
"Neo," Mothra asked the space clone, "You helped Anguirus get to me on time, and for that I am very grateful. But, it's time for us to talk. Do you understand that?"
"Yes."
"Why did you come back to Earth Neo? Tell me." He could feel her stare pierce into his soul as she watched him.
"I…. didn't know what else to do…...I am trying to find my purpose….and I thought…. I could find it here." He then noticed that Mothra's antennae were glowing, and silently opened his mind so she could see into it.
"And who are you? What are you doing in his mind?"
"Why, I am his mother. I am looking out for my son Guardian. He is telling the truth you know."
Mothra's antennae stopped glowing as she got past Biollante and saw no evidence that he had any malevolent intentions. "And why are you after Bagan, Neo? Do you think fighting him is your purpose?"
"You saved me back when I fought the destroyer," Neo replied, as he turned away, "I want to repay that. I've told myself what I think my purpose is…. but I don't know…...I just…. don't know."
"You don't know?" Unknown to Mothra and Anguirus, Junior had regained consciousness and was standing behind them, anger burning in his eyes. "That's a new one." Neo backed away just a bit as Junior approached him, until he was standing right in front of him.
"Brother…. I-"
"First of all, don't call me that! We are not brothers! We will never be brothers! The only brother I ever had died to save my father! You lost that right when you attacked me because of your stupid mission and when your presence caused my father to die," Junior snarled.
"Alright," Neo replied with a hurt look in his eyes, while Junior reeled back from what he had just said.
"…You say you want to repay Mothra for saving your life…and you think the best way to do it is to help us fight The Master? How do I know that you won't save Mothra's life from one of his followers, and then leave us afterwards? Why don't you tell me?"
"…. Because I have nowhere else to go… But you aren't wrong brother…..You'll just have to trust me to help you defeat Bagan…..and I know I don't deserve it….." For a long time, Junior and Neo stared at each other, and then Junior turned away, looking at Mothra and Anguirus. Leo was there too, staying silent as he watched the confrontation between the two, wondering what was going to happen. He then turned around and looked back at Neo, and closed his eyes, gripping his head in his claws.
"…. If you even think of harming any of my friends…...I will kill you…...But we can use your help Neo…."
"Thank you…. brother…."
"It is settled then. Neo is our new ally, and he will help us defeat Bagan, and save the earth from his grasp," Mothra proclaimed.
"So that's it then?" Anguirus walked up next to Junior, looking at Neo. "I guess we have a new ally then…although he's the last kaiju I would've expected."
"I know you may not trust me…..but I promise to do my best in helping you take down Bagan brother, Anguirus, and Mothra." Neo's voice was firm and sincere as he looked at the group, before he walked away down the beach to the other side of the island. Junior still did not look well, and sat down next to Leo, who was looking at the sleeping Kong.
"Hey Junior?"
"Yeah Gurius?"
"Are you okay? You don't sound so good."
"I'm okay….I just need some time alone….is it okay if I stay with Leo and watch over Kong?"
"Sure. Mothra and I will give you the space you need. Hey Junior?"
"Yeah?"
"If you can, let us know when he wakes up." With that, both Anguirus and Mothra left Junior, Leo, and Kong behind, along with Ebirah who stood still for a few minutes, staring at the group.
"I'll uh….be in my cave…. heh heh…. I mean….my mother always said never to trust strange kaiju…heh heh heh…. then again she tried to eat me one too many times…" With a splash, he was gone, leaving Junior and Leo alone with Kong. Leo crawled around and sat in Junior's lap, looking up at him, before nuzzling his chest affectionately. Junior smiled, feeling happy to be with Leo once again.
"Hey Leo…. how are you?"
"I'm happy now that you are all home safely…...Who is that sleeping next to you?"
"That is Kong. He was the reason why your mother and I went to Skull Island, because we thought that The Master, or Bagan I guess, was trying to recruit him. I was barely able to save him…...but his home is gone now."
"Is he going to help you?"
"I think he will…...but we'll see when he wakes up." Kong stirred just a bit as Junior said this, and Leo looked at him.
"Hey Junior?"
"Yeah Leo?"
"I think he's finally waking up."
Monster Island: Anguirus and Mothra.
"Island's changed a lot Gurius," Mothra observed as she looked at the massive waterfall crashing down, along with a few confused Kamacurai surrounding it. It was pouring out of what appeared to be a massive rock that resembled Godzilla's head, once again making Mothra wonder if Mother Earth's resemblance to Godzilla was just a mere coincidence.
"Yeah, I think my tribe could've survived if it was this big back then," Anguirus replied him standing next to Mothra as they watched the waters cascade down. "So now what? We saved Kong."
"I think for now Gurius, we can rest." Mothra sighed as she flew on, and Anguirus followed, knowing that they conversation would soon change the subject.
"You okay?"
"Biollante," Mothra replied as she landed next to a canal that had formed in the new part of the island, itself underneath an archway of stone. "Neo may be helping us, but I can't help but feel as if that other being in his mind doesn't have his best intentions in mind. She claims she's his mother…... and I don't know what to think."
"Do you think she'll be a problem?"
"I wish I knew Gurius, I really did. But let's not dwell on that now. We need to talk about us, like you said earlier."
"Mothra," Anguirus sighed as he sat down, "I said it before, I'll just be a distraction to you. You are Guardian of the Earth, and your duty comes first… and besides… tribes were never meant to intermingle with each other…."
"…..Are you so sure Gurius?..."
"No…..I'm not Mothra…..I don't think us…..we could….work….." Anguirus turned away from her, a sense of shame burning in him as he started to walk away.
"We have things in common Gurius." She walked over to him, and one of her wings wrapped around him, something that made him stop.
"Yeah?"
"You and I both like to spar together, and keep up a training regimen, and we both enjoy talking to each other, away from anyone else. We've both lost someone we loved…and we both are healing from it." Anguirus looked into her eyes, memories of his grandfather coming back to him, as he could see the longing for Battra in her eyes. "We both want the best for Leo, and hope that he'll be able to live in a peaceful world, alongside Junior…..and any other kaiju that we find out there. We both like to sleep together, because I know that you don't want to be alone again after so long…and we are both the last of our tribe….." Her front leg started gently stroking his chin as he looked up at her still, and silently put his head to hers, before he backed away.
"I don't know…..what I want…"
"You don't have to answer now Gurius, if you think that a relationship would make things complicated, then I won't talk about it anymore…"
"Okay…. And what about Leo? After what you told me…..I can see that look in his eyes every time he and Junior spend time together."
"He and Junior may be around the same age by my estimations, especially since it seems like both spent time in suspended animation," Mothra replied as she flew over to the waterfall to look at it again, "But I can't help but feel if Leo every decides to act on his…..feelings…. he will be rejected. The future is not set in stone…so I may even be wrong on that." As the waterfall crashed down, and both Anguirus and Mothra started to think about what she said, the sound of an atomic ray boomed throughout the island, signaling that Kong had woken up.
Monster Island: Neo and Belvera.
The cave was a relatively new addition to Monster Island, and the only light sources came from the entrance of the cave, and the shimmering blue pool which to Neo seemed to be very deep. Placing his finger in it, he could see it ripple outwards, blurring up his reflection. "I guess I should get settled…."
"We are not brothers! We will never be brothers!"
The venom in Junior's voice still stung him deep inside, and he couldn't help but feel that Junior was right. He wasn't really Godzilla's son, right? No, all he was a clone of him, not a real living being, and he was born in a black hole. Nothing more. "No, I am his son," Neo muttered to himself as he conjured several crystals up, and rested his back against a large purple one. They now dotted the dark cave, creating a multicolored glow in the cave. He could feel his hand tremble again, and this time waited until the tremor stopped, wondering why it was doing that. Neo shut his eyes, and tried to reflect on the day, and what exactly Bagan meant by Biollante not being trustworthy.
"Are you troubled my son? Is there something you need to talk about?" A voice was coming from the middle of the pool, and Neo opened his eyes, seeing Biollante right in the middle, something that seemed familiar to him.
"…..No mom…I'm fine….It's just been….a long day….." She looked at him with a puzzled expression and one of her vines came close to him, the flytrap at the end of it gently gripping his hand.
"It's about what he said, isn't it?" Biollante's tone had almost turned into a snarl when she said the word "he," something that Neo took notice of. "My son…Bagan is a liar, and all he was trying to do was to win the battle by confusing, or as humans like to say, preform psychological warfare on you. His mistake was bringing up my…..father…. and saying he made me into…this thing….." She turned her head down, and silently took her vine away from Neo's hand, looking at her confused son.
"You are right mom, I'm sorry for letting it get to me. Would you want to be human again?"
"Oh?" Biollante seemed taken aback for a minute, with a suspicious look in her eyes, before she answered, "To be honest, I feel free as I am, going through space at this moment, and being a part of you my son….You know…I was trying to have a baby when I was a human, and if the baby was a boy, I wanted to name him Natsuki…..If only I had known that you would be the result after what had happened…." Biollante smiled as Neo looked on, wondering what exactly she had meant by that, before he gripped her vine and held it.
"So, I could've been…...human?" Neo then noticed she was gone, and that there was nothing in the pool, but his own reflection. Sighing, Neo turned around to look up at the celling of the cave, when he heard the flapping of small wings.
"There you are! I've been looking for you all over!" Belvera landed right next to his face, sitting on a crystal protruding out of a wall, panting heavily. Her horns were glowing, and her head tilted as she looked at Neo. "So, you're staying with us, that's what my master's sister says anyway. Is it okay if I talk with you please?"
"Sure," Neo grunted as he watched the tiny moth sit down, and briefly scratch her face with her front leg.
"You know, you don't have to stay in this cave all by yourself Neo. You really seem lonely right now."
"I'm fine right now. I like being alone, and honestly, I think my brother wants nothing to do with me right now, so I will honor his wish and stay away from him and his friends." He placed one of his hands on another crystal, and silently started drawing mana into himself, while Belvera still sat, her wings fluttering every once in a while.
"You're really sure about that? I can stay with you if you like."
"No, your place is with Mothra…it's not with me," Neo replied as Belvera suddenly leaped off of the crystal and landed on his belly, looking up at him directly now.
"Hey, Neo? That's your name? Do you need a friend? Cause I can be a friend to you, if you even want one…It's okay…I'll understand if you don't want one." She then started to curl up and lie down, still looking at Neo, hoping that he would answer her.
"How come you think that? Don't you get along with your…. sisters I guess?"
Belvera sighed, before she said, "We do get along, but we don't get along if you know what I mean. It's because I was helping my master with his job, and I think they're unhappy with me helping him…...kill humans. Even though they were the ones who were hurting the Earth to begin with…I guess I'll never understand why they keep defending them."
"Battra was his name, right? Mothra told me about him back when she was battling the destroyer."
"Yes…. He's gone now…and I still miss him…. He was so nice to me, and he had a good heart…..but everyone just saw him as evil…all because he was doing his duty to protect the Earth….. DAMN IT! I WISH HE HADN'T ATTACKED THE HUMANS! HE'D STILL BE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF ME!" Belvera started to sob as she beat her front legs into Neo's chest, causing Neo to gently hug the Shobijin, hearing her whimpers as she slowly began to calm down.
"Belvera, I am here for you if you need to talk to someone. Do you want to talk more about Battra?" She looked up at him, and nodded, her sad expression briefly showing as sign of happiness that there was someone there for her.
Monster Island: Kong and Everyone Else.
"Ugh…hey…I'm…..alive?" Kong felt a bright light hit his eyes as he finally awoke, and glancing around to his left and right, could see that he was on a very unfamiliar beach, surrounded by shining blue water, and what appeared to various rocky cliffs and jungles all throughout the island, some of the trees reminding Kong of home. Then he turned around to his other side, and saw Junior standing over him, along with what appeared to be an oversized Larva, who came closer to Kong as he sat upright.
"Wow…. I've never seen something like you before," Leo gasped as he inspected every inch of Kong, "My name is Leo by the way. You are Kong?"
"You're Leo? Heh, you're smaller than I'd thought you'd be. So Junior, this is your home?" Kong winced as he stood up, still feeling a stabbing pain in his bones from the remnants of Varan's venom, only to suddenly feel scaly roughness as Junior went under his arm to help him stand up, and then watched as Junior turned around to face him.
"Yes, it is Kong, how are you feeling?"
"I've been worse, although it didn't involve the whole damn place sinking in to the ocean, or whatever the hell Bagan is. So, where are you other friends? Cause I'm sure they want to know how it was that he almost made me join him. Well I'll tell em exactly what happened, because I have no love for that liar." It was then that Kong heard the flapping of massive wings, and watched as a massive moth came into view, alongside a smaller dinosaur with a spiked carpace.
"Hello Kong, I am Mothra, the Guardian of Earth."
"And I am Anguirus, and I'm sure you already met Leo and Junior, although Neo disappeared on us." Kong looked at both of them, scratching his head before he picked up his axe, and slung it over his shoulder.
"First of all, I want to thank you for saving me and Junior back there, even though I know you couldn't save my home."
"I am sorry Kong," Mothra replied, a sad look in her eyes, "I wish we could've done more."
"Hey…It was going to collapse anyway." Kong watched as Leo and Anguirus walked up, and then listened as they started asking questions.
"So how did Junior save you Kong?"
"Well Leo, he plunged his fist into my chest when we fought, and then made me remember that I was a good guy and not whatever Bagan calls his followers. Oh yeah, I know his name to the rest of the Tribes. Thanks to that freak lizard, and his shadowy friend, I actually had his name burned into my mind. I really don't know how that works."
"I wanted to see that," Leo whispered sadly, wondering how the fight was, and just how powerful they both were.
"Okay I got a question for you, and I'm going to be brief, will you help us fight Bagan? Because Mothra, Neo and I have seen how powerful he is, and we were lucky to get out of there alive." Kong was silent for what appeared to be minutes, turning around to look at the ocean water. He closed his eyes and thought about Skull Island, its dense jungles and rocky cliffs, and a memory of him playing in a pool of water alongside his parents. He thought about how he always visited them, and he could still see them…until he heard that horrible sound of it sinking one day. He thought about a hope that was given to him…..and how it was taken away from him. He turned back around, and stared at the group.
"For Skull Island…...for my parents…and for my tribe…...You have my axe." He summoned a lightning bolt, and caught it on his axe, creating a loud rumble as he then fired the bolt at a cliff wall, blasting it to bits. "I hope I can help you, and understand more about myself in the process."
"Thank you, Kong," Mothra beamed, "I think you will help us greatly."
"Well I guess I have a new sparring buddy then," Anguirus snorted, "Get ready Kong, cause I will show you how dangerous I can be in a fight."
"Wait…. you and Mothra fought Bagan together with Neo?" Junior had a shocked expression on his face, something that Mothra felt the need to address.
"Yes, we did, that is what we were talking about with him earlier. And if Neo and Anguirus didn't arrive on time…..he would've killed me. We need all the help we can get Junior…..because I don't think he'd let us live if we encounter him again."
"Then I accept Kong into our group….. and I know he will be a great ally to us." Kong smiled as they all looked at him, and then walked over to Junior, whispering one thing to him.
"Thank you Junior, for saving me. But I want a rematch one of these days…..once I figure out everything about Thunder mode and myself. Is that okay? I just want a fight between us, at our strongest and no interference."
"Okay Kong…but be careful…..I won't be holding back this time.."
"WHAT!?"
Kong started to get Junior in armlock at his joke, until the young kaiju flipped him over.
It was a good day on Monster Island…..and it would not be the last.
The Dark World: Bagan's Lair.
In front of a viewing globe glowing softly white, there lay a throne in front of it, a perfect seat to see what was going on in the world. The throne itself was made of a strange white stone, with hieroglyphics on one side telling a strange account that humans never managed to find before, Norse runes on the other side doing the same, and the top of the throne spread outward with seven arms, each one holding a obsidian made weapon of war in each, a sword, a spear, an axe, a cannon, a rifle, a gas grenade, and in the seventh middle arm…an atom bomb. The middle of the throne had a skull etched into it, one that appeared to be that of a dragon, and sitting in the throne, was Bagan.
Next to him was a pillar of light, and in the middle was his shell, souls flying into it as it healed from its wounds.
Bagan looked into the globe, watching the world as the humans continued on with their lives, unaware of the many Kaiju who also lived in that world. He remembered one time when a group of them had arrogantly proclaimed they had made a "unsinkable" ship, and how he decided to move an iceberg in the path of its voyage. That was long ago, and while feeding off the fear and despair laden souls of humans had restored much of his power, he did not feel satisfied looking at the globe.
"They…..could've beat me…..how? I need to be more careful…. because this is it for me….."
The shell was done healing, and Bagan put it back on, testing the muscles and internal organs, feeling blood pump into him. He sat back in his throne…..and reflected upon the upcoming meeting he had planned. Varan's death was a setback…. for the most part…..and yet he could feel his soul inside of him, alongside Destoroyah's. Ghidorah's pain at losing his beloved would resonate….and yet help motivate him at the same time.
"Scared are we…. oh, so mighty Bagan?" A bladed hand suddenly gripped Bagan's shoulder, and blocking the view of the globe, was a horrific apparition, something that Bagan huffed at the sight of. "You took your eyes off the ball, didn't you…? I heard your call when I was hunting my latest victim….. maybe it's time I answered it….." As Gabara raised his blades up to strike, Bagan grabbed both in his hands, and stared into Gabara's milky white eyes.
"BEGONE!"
Bagan's hands were soon holding nothing, and he could see the viewing globe clearly now, and sat back down in his throne, ignoring the dreamwalker's intrusion. It was time for a meeting, right now.
The Dark World: The Main Area.
"Hit me one time! Hit me twice! Oh! Ah! OOOHHHH! That's rather nice…"
"Ya sure boss? I won't hold back you know." Megalon raised one of his drill arms in the air as he prepare to strike Hedorah, causing the waste spirit to suddenly glare at the beetle and grow bigger than him, helped by the fact that he was still in his gaseous smog form.
"YOU IMBECILE! I HAVE TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT I AM SINGING A DELIGHTFUL SONG I HAVE HEARD FROM THE HUMANS!" As Hedorah screamed this, Megalon backed away, his eyes large with fright. "Despite that very rude interruption my shelled friend, I bring some good news from the humans, along with some new allies."
"Oh, my dear Hedorah," a sultry female voice answered, "What news do you bring from the humans?" Out of the shadows stepped a many legged kaiju, her skin being a dark grey, each of her legs ending in two blades, and a single red eye that stretched around her head like a visor, followed by a smaller four-legged creature that resembled her, but with a pair of wings instead of legs. Desghidorah and Dagahra were talking in front of the viewing globe, alongside Deutalios, while two dark portals were floating in the air, accounting for Gigan and G.O.R.T. Ghidorah was nowhere to be seen. Hedorah and Megalon were also joined by Gaira, who was impatiently swinging his club around, waiting to see what Hedorah had to see.
"Ah ain't gettin any younger here, so you gonna tell us?"
"Very well my green dimwitted friend…...the humans are poisoning their planet so much! Oh, it is such a playground for me," exclaimed Hedorah, who put his arm around the female kaiju, looking into her eye, "That is if I was allowed to go out and feed, rather than talk with them, which is supposed to happen on the Promised Day. My friends…I think it's time I introduced our new allies into this little…. society we have."
"You mean Lilith and Nimrod?" Megalon pointed at the two other kaiju, a confused look in his eyes. "We know about them already, especially after a certain someone tried to pick a fight with the big cheese."
"Don't remind me of that," whimpered Nimrod as he got closer to Lilith, "…please Lil, can't we mate already?" Lilith looked down at the smaller muto, and put her front legs around his face, gazing at him.
"Not yet…. now stay silent, while Hedorah speaks my dear…."
"…...Yes my dear…" Hedorah then held out his arm, and two dark portals appeared in the air, followed by two kaiju emerging out of them. One was a bipedal reptile with a huge boxy head and double rows of dorsal plates running up his back, along with a low stance and two huge arms. To humans, he was a surviving Rhedosaurus, a species that had been discovered back in 1953 at an excavation site near where a massive meteor had hit in the past. To other kaiju, he was a member of a lost tribe, and quite a unique creature. The other next to him was massive insect with rapidly flapping wings, a long tail with a stinger at the end, two gigantic claws and six legs, and finally, a red eyed enormous reptilian like head with rows and rows of sharp teeth.
"My friends…. meet Megaguirus, Queen of the Meganulon…..and Zilla, the so called King of the Monsters."
"What did you call me? You fool….. I AM GODZILLA!"
"Ignore him please, he has delusions of grandeur," Megaguirus buzzed, smiling as Zilla glared at her with an angry expression on his face. "So, what does your lord and master have to offer to I, Megagurius?"
"Oh, you will see," bubbled Hedorah as his group watched Ghidorah step out of the darkness, followed by a strange creature, almost like a cuttlefish but with glowing red eyes, and an unearthly pallor to his flesh and skin.
"Brother," Leader chuckled when he saw Ghidorah walking up to him, "How are you fairing? I heard about Varan, and I gotta say… I'm sorry for your loss."
"He died a warrior's death. You should be proud of him." Vicious looked up at Ghidorah as he said this, studying his face to see his reaction.
"If by a warrior's death you mean pissing of a monkey and insulting his dead parents, then yes, he died a warrior's death," Nutcase cackled as he watched Ghidorah's eyes widen with rage for a moment.
"ENOUGH! All of you! I call this meeting to order my Acolytes." Bagan's voice echoed throughout the Dark World, and the Acolytes soon stood beside the Dark Portals, along with their new members. "Now as I am sure many of you are aware, Varan has fallen in battle, and failed to recruit the King of Skull Island to our cause."
"Like that big hairball would ever be able to do what I'm capable of," Gigan groaned, "Does he have a buzzsaw in his body? I don't think so."
"CHANCES OF VICTORY CALCULATED AT 85%." G.O.R.T. stood unmoving, while the other Acolytes looked at him. "PREVIOUS CALCULATION 95%. WILL RECALCULATE SOON."
"Regardless of your predictions G.O.R.T, Varan might have failed, but he has been useful in other ways. He has shown us that the King is a force to be reckoned with, and as of now, I have no further missions to send any of my Elite on. The Promised Day will happen one way or another…. you can be sure of that. Now Hedorah, what of your mission? How have our human allies been performing?"
"Oh, they are doing magnificently! Jonah even directed me to these two here," Hedorah beamed as he showed off Zilla and Megagurius, "And I assume you will be able to give them what they desire?"
"I wish to be the King of the Monsters, and have the name Godzilla for my own!"
"My children must feed and grow, so I request land for us to live."
"You shall be given those desires, in exchange for your loyal service to me. Do we have a deal, or will you cower before me?" Zilla and Megagurius both nodded, and stepped back into the group, waiting for Bagan to answer back. "Then it is settled. I shall leave you now….and-"
"Father," Ghidorah suddenly spoke up, his eyes narrowed in anger, "And what of Varan's death? Do you not care for the loss of one of your most loyal followers? At the hands of that FILTH!?"
"Master….do not make him angry," the cuttlefish hissed, wrapping his tentacles around Ghidorah.
"No Gezora, I want an answer! TELL ME! TELL ME YOU MISERABLE BASTARD!" Everyone gasped upon hearing this, while Desghidorah and Dagahra smiled at each other, amused at the sight of Ghidorah's anger.
"Ghidorah… come meet with me, and I will talk to you about his death…...do you understand me?"
"…. Yes…..." Ghidorah walked into a dark portal that appeared in front of him, followed by Gezora, and disappeared, along with the other portals. Desghidorah turned around as the other kaiju went their own separate ways, and looked at the viewing globe, searching for Monster Island.
"You know…..I'm not so sure it's a good idea for us to take them all on, and coming from me, that's saying a lot," Nutcase whispered as Vicious stared at him, while Leader stared at something on the globe.
"You are a coward," Vicious growled, "We are much stronger than the Master thinks we are, and we will crush them easily….."
"Now now, let's not be too hasty okay? We need a plan of attack first, and I've got one."
Leader grinned as we watched the young Larva swimming out in the middle of the ocean.
"First…we attack their heart…"
3 Months from then.
In the pale moonlight, a Divine Moth sat upright, watching as the moon carried on its journey across the sky. He was covered in white fluff with black markings, and had two massive wings with a rainbow-like pattern on them, along with two feathery antennae, and three green gems embedded in his forehead, and two bright green compound eyes that seemed wistful, lost in thought as he stared up in the moon. Sighing deeply, he only said one thing, one thing that was constantly going through his mind.
"I won't be weak again….I can't lose anyone else again….."
Author's Note: Hey everyone, I am sorry for being so late. I have had a lot going on, so I didn't get lot of time to work on this story, but now Part 2 is finally finished, and I have to work on the interlude chapters now. So, our heroes are safe for now, and they have managed to recruit a new ally, but can they stand up to the might of Desghidorah? FIND OUT IN ROTK PART 3, THE WINGS OF DEMISE! Here is the cast list, with some brand new additions.
Johnny Yong Bosch as Godzilla Jr (adult and teen).
Dan Southworth as Neozilla/SpaceGodzilla.
Sumalee Montano as Mothra.
Matthew Mercer as Anguirus.
Yuri Lowenthal as Mothra Leo.
Steve Blum as Kong.
Sigourney Weaver as Biollante.
Marc Diarson as Godzilla.
Quinton Flynn as Rodan.
David Gallagher as Battra.
Phil LaMarr as Baragurius.
Richard Epcar as Bōryu.
Travis Willingham as Kong's Father.
Laura Bailey as Kong's Mother.
Cate Blanchett as Gigamoth/Mothra Gaia.
Sean Astin as Baragon.
John Rhys-Davies as Gorosaurus.
Viggo Morteson as Gomora.
Mae Whitman as Moll.
Lara Jay Miller as Lora.
Grey Griffith as Belvera.
Fred Tatasciore as Destoroyah.
Charlie Adler as Varan.
Willem Dafoe (Leader), Dave Wittenberg (Nutcase), and Kevin Michael Richardson (Vicious) as Desghidorah.
James Woods as Dagahra.
Spike Spencer as Deutalios.
James Patrick Stuart as Gigan.
Patrick Seitz as Grand-King Ghidorah.
Tony Jay as Bagan.
James Earl Jones as Gojira (Godzilla 1954).
Angela Basset as Godzilla Earth.
Nathan Lane as Ebirah.
Tim Curry as Hedorah.
Patrick Warburton as Megalon.
Robert Englund as Gabara.
Cathy Weseluck as Godzilla Jr (child).
Stephanie Nadolny as Kong (child).
Veronica Taylor as Anguirus (child).
Jim Ward as M.O.G.U.E.R.A.
Gregg Berger as G.O.R.T.
Jeffery Dean Morgan as Gaira.
Nika Futterman as Lilith (female MUTO).
Daran Norris as Nimrod (male MUTO).
Eartha Kitt as Megagurius.
Brian Drummond as Zilla.
Dee Bradley Baker as Gezora.
Robert Axelrod as Ultraman/Kaiser Belial (Vision).
Mark Hamill as Baltan Seijin.
Kerrigan Mahan as Griffonrzer/Goldar.
Goji73 as Shadow of RED.
So stay safe everyone with everything that is going on. Next time we return to Monster Island and see how everyone is doing, and then we see how the humans are doing as well. Don't be afraid to review this chapter and recommend the story to your friends. One of these days, I hope to see the story on TV Tropes fanfic recs page, but for now, I hope you all enjoy this chapter.
See you next time... and stay safe everyone.
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