Interlude: New Friends and New Relationships.
Monster Island: One Month after Skull Island's destruction.
Kong swung through the trees, before he gently landed on the sandy beach below, clutching a few red berries in his palm, looking at the stone cup before him. While he still missed Skull Island, he was happy to find out that this island had the very same red berries growing on it, which meant he could still have his juice. He had seen a group of Mantises near the trees, or Kamacurai as everyone else called them, and they had left him alone, except for a very strange ruby red one, who stared at him while the others just fed. The island seemed to be home to many different creatures, besides Junior and his friends, and Kong felt like exploring more of it today, and to see if there were any other residents of the island. "I guess all I got left is that cave to explore."
"Hey." Kong's head whipped around as he squeezed the berries into the cup, noticing a large red crustacean standing before him.
"Oh, hello. Who are you?"
"The real question is, who are you? You can call me Ebirah, and I guess you could say that I lived here for years, and then suddenly one day…...I guess there are plenty of kaiju who decided to live here." Kong stared more at Ebirah, his eyes narrowing in slight anger and annoyance at the crustacean. Junior was a very kind-hearted kaiju, and Kong respected him for many things, like how he refused to give up on Kong during their battle on Skull Island. Leo while being young was a lot smarter than his appearance suggested, and it seemed like he could become a very well-mannered Divine Moth. Anguirus was one of the older members of the island, along with Mothra, but both also were welcoming and friendly to Kong, even though he sensed both seemed to be hiding something, a painful past no doubt. Ebirah on the other hand…. needed to be humbled. Otherwise he might find himself with a terrible fate one of these days, all because of his attitude.
"I am Kong, the King of Skull Island, and I live here now. I don't want to fight you, but if you want a friend, then I can be that." Kong waited, observing Ebirah as he saw him close and open his claws, his eyes glaring at Kong.
"Oh?! So, you mean you had a home, and you thought you'd move here?!" Now Ebirah was speeding towards Kong, confirming the ape's suspicions that he wanted a fight. "HOW BOUT I KICK YOUR ASS!?" As one claw swung at him, Kong caught the claw in both hands and with one move, tore it off of the crustacean. "YYYYOOOOWWWWWWWWW!" Ebirah backed into a wall, clutching the stump as Kong picked him up with one hand, and glared at him face to face. The midday sun hung overhead, and the ocean waves and the seagull's cries were all that was around the two of them.
"Listen here…...I have a right to live here as much as you do you, and nothing on Earth or the Otherworld can change that! I get it, I too didn't like it when I found out other things lived on my home, but guess what? It didn't change a thing about my home, and neither should the ones who live here with you Ebirah! My home is gone now, I can't go back, so I want to make my best life here. How would you like it if your home was destroyed and someone was making sure you weren't welcome here?! Now if you do something like this again, or if you don't start acting nicer, then I'll tear your limbs off! Do. You. Understand?"
"Y-y-y-yes…" Ebirah's eyes were bulged in fright, his legs quickly going limp as he saw Kong's stare. "How'd you know my claw would grow back?"
"I didn't." Kong let go of Ebirah, watching as the frightened crustacean scuttled away, the small hint of a claw pushing through his stump. "And that's that. Now what was I doing? Oh yeah. I need a drink." Kong turned back to his drink, and guzzled it down, feeling a tingly sensation as he tasted the berry juice. Now it was time to go into that cave, and see what was in there, and if it was any different from his own cave, which he had made on top of a cliff like his old home.
"What's that whispering sound?" Neo was sitting next to one of his crystals when he heard a strange whisper coming from part of his cave. He usually spent quite a lot of time in his cave, having conversations with Belvera and Biollante, or simply feeding off of mana, not really caring about socializing with anyone else. His hand still trembled from time to time, and now the other hand was starting to do the same, although not as often. The sound had come from the cave's entrance, as if it was calling out to him from his home. Neo slowly got up, and walked out, following the sound as it became louder, until he could feel the sun shining on his face, and then noticed the sound coming from a tree swaying gently in the wind. Silently gripping one of the leaves, Neo could hear the whispering still, and he closed his eyes as everything else went silent, and it was only him and the tree. "Are you speaking to me?" He could feel the tree continue to whisper, but he could not figure out what it was saying. Opening his eyes, he turned around to go back in his cave, only to suddenly bump into Kong.
"Hey! I've never seen you here before. Who the hell are you?" Kong looked at the new kaiju, scratching his head at his strange resemblance to Junior.
"I helped bring you here when your island was destroyed," Neo replied, "Along with my brother and his friends."
"Brother? You mean you're Junior's brother? He didn't mention you on Skull Island, just Mothra, Anguirus, and Leo."
"Yes. He did not find out I returned to Earth at that time. I…...hurt him as a child. I can never take that back." Neo turned away from Kong, who's mouth dropped in shock.
"Why?"
"Because I thought our father was a threat to everything… I was stupid and naïve. And now I am paying for it. I am here to help them take down Bagan, because I was given a second chance. I don't want to waste it…. And you? Why are you here?"
Kong glanced at Neo, seeing the regret present on his face, before he answered, "Bagan? Heh, I'm in the same boat. Turns out he was the god Chiros that the humans on my island always worshiped, and well, he said he wanted to help me by saving my island. So, you know why I am here? I was a damn fool too, and I almost killed Junior, because I was so desperate to save it, and all that happened in the end was that I lost it. So yeah, I'm helping Junior take this guy down, because I don't want what happened to Skull Island to happen anywhere else."
"So, I take it that means…...we will be working together?"
"Yes. My name is Kong by the way."
"I am Neozilla, or Neo for short. I hope we can work well together in the future."
"So, do I….so do I."
Monster Island: Two Months after Skull Island's Destruction.
Anguirus winced in pain, feeling the sharp pain run across his back, and almost collapsed on the ground, just in front of the massive waterfall on the island. His wounds had been healed, and yet he could still feel the pain of where Bagan had broken his back, something that he was trying to desperately put behind him. The cool water would help the pain in his mind, and yet he could feel that it would come back soon. "Urgghhh…. C'mon Gurius…. you can make it…...aahhhhhh….." The water cascaded down his body, and through his carapace, and already he could feel that pain disappearing, something that made him sigh with relief. Up in the moonlit sky, Mothra observed this scene, and quietly she landed, watching Anguirus bathe in the glittering waterfall. Lora and Moll watched with her, as they sat upon her head, before Moll decided to speak.
"Master? Are you okay? Do you need anything from me right now?"
"No Moll, but thank you for asking…... I think he and I still bear the scars from our encounter with Bagan…."
"So, what are you going to do? Can Moll and I explore some more master?" Lora crawled into Mothra's eye sight, and waited for a response.
"Sure. Be careful you two alright?" The two Shobijin nodded, and quickly flew off, now leaving Mothra alone as she flew towards Anguirus, who was still busy under the waterfall. "Hey Gurius…. how are you?"
"OH! Mothra!" Anguirus suddenly jumped in surprise, causing her to briefly fly back as well. "Sorry, I didn't know you were here. I'm doing fine…. it's just that the pain came back."
"Anything I can do to help Gurius? Or do you want to be alone right now?"
"Can you stay with me please?"
"Alright." Mothra continued to watch Anguirus wash himself in the waterfall, noticing how nice and shiny his scales looked with water dripping off them. "Kong's been adjusting well to living here, but I am not so sure about Neo."
"Well, I'm not surprised. He isolates himself from the rest of us. I want him to join a training session one of these days, like Kong has, but I know he feels like he can't be near Junior." Mothra got a bit closer to him, and then came under the water with him, causing Anguirus to stare at her. "Hey, is it okay for you to be submerged? I mean…...won't your wings be ruined?"
"It's okay. I've washed myself off in the ocean for quite some time now, without having to change forms."
"Alright." Mothra had a pleased look on her face as the water splashed on her body, and her wings almost seemed to glow in the moonlight. The two still remained silent, before Angruius spoke again. "Look, about what we talked about a while ago, and about having a relationship… I am scared beyond all belief… because… I…" Mothra looked at Anguirus, who was struggling to find the words he wanted to say.
"Gurius, whatever you want to say…... I will still support you, no matter what happens." Mothra touched his chin, something that caused him to shudder a bit.
"Oh, screw it!... I love you… and I want to be with you…." As he said this, he saw Mothra, and remembered something that had happened long ago…... something that he had long buried until now.
"Grandpa? How come you want to talk to me?" Baragurius smiled down as his grandson looked up at him, and nuzzled his head gently, before he laid back down to get at his level to speak with him.
"My dear boy…... are you taking interest in any mates?"
"Grandpa! I-I-I-I…...well….. that story about the Divine Moth…... Gigamoth or something like that? She sounded beautiful."
"Oh!" Baragurius chuckled a bit, before he answered, "You mean to say that you want to find a mate outside of your own Tribe?"
"Y-y-yes…."
"Gurius," Baragurius sighed, "I am sorry but even if any other tribes survived… I don't think that it would be possible for that to happen. I want you to be happy my boy… okay? But the other members of this tribe might not be accepting of that. However… if you do find love…... I hope that it is with someone who you choose… no matter their tribe."
"Okay Grandpa….." Angruius sniffled a bit before he cuddled against his grandpa, "I love you…"
"I love you too my boy."
Now Anguirus was back at the present…. And then his heart skipped a beat when he heard Mothra answer him.
"… So, do I Gurius…." The two could feel their heartbeats slow down as the words went through their heads…... the idea of two different tribes interacting leaving as love or lust took them over… silently, as Mothra wrapped her wings around Anguirus, the two embracing underneath the waterfall. Mothra nuzzled Anguirus's head first, followed by him. Mothra herself suddenly felt a memory come to her, one from her mother from long ago.
"Mothra, my beautiful girl," Gaia whispered as she put her head against the egg, and her long beautiful antennae started to glow yellow along with the three green gems embedded in her forehead, comforting the larva inside. She herself was a massive Divine Moth with long elegant white fluffed legs, a massive body and abdomen all covered in the same white fluff, and blue eyes like her daughter, along with two massive wings colored with blue, white, and orange patterns. "You will face difficult times ahead when you hatch, because I will not be there to guide you, and you will only have a few memories of mine, including as I go to face Ghidorah, and stop him for good. I know not if Ghidorah will return, nor if any of our tribe survive, but you, you my daughter, you will keep us alive. I know you and your brother will be great Guardians of Earth, and better than I have been. However, I want you to be happy more than anything, and should you find someone you truly love, as a mate and a companion, then be with them so you can be happy. I love you very much my Mothra…...and I know you do too, no matter where you are and who you will be. Farewell…my daughter." The egg disappeared, and Gaia flew off, ready to meet her fate.
The two were truly happy. They had found their happiness at last. And they felt more alive than they had ever been.
Monster Island: Two Months and a half after Skull Island's Destruction.
"Hey Gurius! C'mon get you head out of the clouds!" Junior had Anguirus in a headlock, the two having fun fighting each other while Leo was busy swimming out in the ocean, and Mothra was sparring Kong. "What's going on with you? Getting old?"
"Oh, C'mon Junior," Anguirus grunted as he broke out of the headlock, and signaled that he was ready to stop, "I see it more as experience. You know what I mean? My grandpa taught me everything I know."
Kong fired off an electric ball at Mothra, who quickly dodged it and then quickly transformed into her Lightspeed Form. "Hey no fair, that's cheating!" Kong then leaped at her and tried to punch her, but she quickly dodged and flew off, disappearing in a burst of light.
"Wh-what?" Kong fired off an electric ball at Mothra, who had confused look on her face as the ball hit her, knocking her down. "Did I just…... no…... I was just lost in thought."
"Hey are you okay?" Kong helped Mothra up, a look of concern on his face. "You did seem confused back there. You have something on your mind?"
"I….no…...I just need to rest now. That's all." Mothra flew towards Junior and Anguirus, followed by Kong, the group being watched from Leo in the distance. The larva had stopped swimming for just a moment, and climbed up on a rock, wondering what was going on.
"Mom's been happier than she has been in a while," Leo murmured to himself, tilting his head as he tried to listen to the conversation. "And the way she and Anguirus are acting to each other… are they… with each other?" The larva climbed back into the ocean, and started to swim out a little more, until he suddenly heard something.
"Look at that…...an abomination against nature…...don't you think so child?" The voice sounded gruff, and in Leo's head he could hear a BIDIBIDI sound.
"Who are you?! Tell me!" Leo prepared to fire out his energy laden silk, looking around for the voice.
"Rude little thing! Let's just ki- I mean let's just show him why we shouldn't be messed with okay?"
"NO, YOU FOOL! WE ARE JUST HERE TO TALK TO HIM!"
"Killjoy." Leo then began to realize that the one speaking to him was not there physically, and that it seemed like there was more than one.
"I said who are you!" Leo also saw that he had swam past the barrier his mother had put up, and figured the other would go away if he went back to the island.
"Who am I child? I have power. The likes of which you have never seen before. And I couldn't help but notice how alone you are. You and I, we are quite simil-"
"SHUT UP! We are not similar!" Leo started to slowly back towards the barrier, still listening for the voice.
"I am hurt boy…... coward. Why don't you run away back to safety? That is all you are good for anyway. You can't even defend yourself properly. That's why they always leave you behind…" Leo could no longer hear the voice as he got back past the barrier, and quickly crawled onto the beach, panting heavily. Mothra noticed this, and flew over to him, getting close to inspect him.
"Leo? Are you okay? What happened?"
"Oh mom…...I just…uh…. I thought I saw something in the water." This was half true, as he had heard something while in the water, but he did not see it. "I got scared…. okay mom?"
"So, you got things out there in the water too?" Kong chuckled a bit as he recalled fighting off giant octopi from invading his space, and how they were never able to take him down. "Maybe this is more like home than I thought it would be. Let me guess, was it Ebirah?"
"No…... I don't know what it was," Leo answered, while he stared at his mother and Anguirus, noticing how they stood together. "So, did training go well Mom? Junior?"
"Yes, Leo it did. Do you want to be with him for a while?" Mothra looked down at her son, nuzzling him gently, while Anguirus walked next to him. Leo nodded his head, still looking at the both of them.
"Yeah, we can leave you two alone if you want Leo. You okay with that Junior?"
"Sure Gurius, you two have fun okay?"
"Well in that case, I think I'll go exploring the island some more," Kong added as he started to walk off. "And I will also see Neo, and maybe get some training in with him," he whispered to himself. Only Junior stayed as everyone else left to do their own things, something that Leo was thankful for.
"Hey Leo, what's going on?" Junior watched as Leo sat up, a worried look in his eyes, and waited for him to respond.
"Junior…... have you noticed anything about my mom and Anguirus?" Junior snorted in surprise, as the ocean waves crashed onto the beach, and a few Kamacurai feasted on the remains of a whale Junior had dragged up a few hours ago.
"No, why do you ask?"
"I think my mom and Anguirus are together Junior," Leo answered as he faced away from Junior.
"What? Are you sure they aren't just friends?" Leo turned back at this, his heart beating rapidly as he finally let go of something that he had kept for a long time.
"No…. the way they look at each other now, don't you see it? They don't act like friends anymore, they act more like they've been together for years. Please, don't you see it? I don't know how to feel about this!" Junior watched as Leo buried himself in his chest, remembering the time when his father was still alive.
Godzilla was sitting down, staring up at the moon again, like he seemed to do every once in a while. Junior nervously walked up to his father, rubbing his eyes and yawning as he left their cave, and walking past the remains of the crystal prison that had trapped him some time ago, now just a memory. "Daddy? What's wrong?"
"Oh son…..I'm just a little lonely right now." Godzilla briefly clutched his chest and groaned quietly, before he looked at his son. "I spent so much time hating humans and blaming them for what happened to me, I never thought about finding out if any of our tribe survived….."
"We're the last of them, aren't we daddy?"
Godzilla sighed deeply, burying his face in his hands, before he answered, "I think so Junior…...I wish you could've met your grandparents. I know they would've adored you so much…... I miss them so much… Dad…. I'm sorry….. I didn't mean what I said to you….." Junior hugged his dad, who wrapped up his son in his big powerful arms, the two last members of the Jira Tribe comforting each other in the moonlight.
"Leo… I know it seems scary right now, that your mom is in this kind of relationship," Junior answered the larva, "but I think she has been very lonely for a long time. Anguirus has too, and so have I, and Kong…... we all have been lonely. I think that being with Anguirus makes them both happy, and that's okay Leo. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes Junior…... I understand. I just never thought it would happen to someone close to me." Leo got off of Junior's chest, and started to crawl away, looking for his mother and Anguirus to talk to them. Junior looked at the larva, and quietly asked himself something that had also been on his mind for some time.
"Why is it whenever I talk to him, I feel like he wants to tell me something, but can't?"
Monster Island?
Leo looked down at his new body, overjoyed at the sight of his two massive wings, and he quickly took to the air, flying high above Monster Island. The whole size of the island still impressed him, along with all of the jungle and rocks on it, and the many creatures that lived besides him and his mom and his friends. And now he felt truly free, flying in the air, no longer being simply confined to being on the ground. Landing softly on the beach and kicking up a cloud of sand, Leo looked over and saw Junior looking at him, a big smile on his face. "How did I do?"
"I think you need some practice," Junior chucked as Leo shot him an annoyed look, "But it's okay, you're getting better at this." It was then that Leo noticed Mothra and Anguirus off in the distance, the two nuzzling each other affectionately, and Anguirus giving licks to her. "Hey Leo? You still up in the clouds?"
"Oh no Junior, I'm just thinking about how lucky I am to have you all," Leo replied, watching as Mothra got on the ground and Anguirus almost seemed to climb on top of her, in some sort of strange display. "Especially you,"
"What?" Junior seemed to almost step back in shock, while Leo could feel his heart beginning to beat, as he finally said what he always wanted to say.
"I love you." Leo flew into Junior's chest wrapping his wings around him, and nuzzling him, happy that he had finally admitted that.
"Oh Leo… I love you too." Leo had never felt happier in his life….. now that he was with someone he was in love with.
"Well…... isn't this adorable?" The raspy voice came from behind Leo, who quickly turned his head around to see his mother and Anguirus staring at him blankly, with milky white eyes. He then felt the hug get tighter and tighter…... the ocean turning into a deep shade of red as the blue sky suddenly turned dark and stormy. Leo looked up at Junior, greeted by a similar pair of milky white eyes, and needlelike teeth. The tip of his fingers suddenly burst open, revealing sharp claws, and the faux Junior, Mothra, and Anguirus started to laugh as Leo struggled to escape. "Are you terrified? You can't escape me no matter where you are Leo…."
"I must not fear, fear is the mind killer," Leo muttered as he could feel Gabara rake his claw against his back. "I must not fear, fear is the mind killer, I MUST NOT FEAR, FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER!" He then broke free of the dream demon's grasp as Gabara screeched with fury, and then quickly started to fly to the other end of the island.
"You can't get away that easily my oh so delectable Leo," Gabara slobbered as he quickly shed out of Junior's skin completely, and grew bigger and bigger as he grew to an enormous size. "I know what you fear… and it gives me power!" Leo narrowly dodged another swipe from Gabara, his flight becoming unsteady as his wings started to dissolve into the air.
"I don't fear you Gabara!" Leo cried as he felt Gabara's putrid breath on his back, noticing that the rest of the island was also starting to fade away. "You are a bully who picks on children all because you know that you are too afraid to face someone your own size! Now leave me alone!" With this cry, Gabara stepped back in shock at Leo's bravery, remembering how once before he had encountered a child like him, and how he was pulled out into the real world to be beaten by the boy's father. Gabara's surprise soon turned to maniacal glee, as he saw something else that the young moth feared.
"Do you fear…...losing the ones you love? Oh yes Leo… there can only be one reason you will ever look as you do in your dreams… you can't do anything to protect her…."
Leo fell into the void as he heard Gabara's maniacal laughter echo throughout, thinking about his mother all the while.
Monster Island: Mothra's Cave.
Leo woke up, wincing as he felt the scratches on his back, and silently started to cry as he cuddled with his mother, she herself silently seeing her distraught son, and moving to comfort him. It was all just a bad dream to him. Like the voices that talked to him in the ocean.
That was all.
Author's Note: Hello everyone, it's me again, and once again I apologize for this coming out so late, as I always have stuff going on. I hope all of you are safe during these times, and that you remain safe until all of this is over. And since I failed to cover this in the last chapter, it has been one year ever since I published this story, and that's amazing how far it has come since then. I hope that by the second anniversary, this story can go even further than it already has, and becomes one for the ages. So here is the cast list, although there are no 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.
Next time, we journey to the human world, and see how certain characters at the JSDF are holding up, and there are some characters who you won't be expecting to show up as well. We will also see just what is going on with Desghidorah, and why he contacted Leo in the first place. And then... The Wings of Demise truly begin.
See you next time... and stay safe everyone.
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