A/N Hey, guys. I'm back with the eleventh chapter of the Godzilla series. And yes, I know I'm really slow on this and haven't been updating in a while because I've been busy with the final exams and you can blame me. So, I apologize to some of you guys who had been waiting on this update. In this chapter, Will, Bianca, and Sonya learn that the president has authorized to launch and detonate the nuclear warheads to wipe out Godzilla and the MUTOs. The first arc will wrap up in a couple of more chapters and the second arc will begin afterwards. So sit back, and enjoy this eleventh chapter.
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U.S.S. Saratoga, May 15th, 2014
On the USS Saratoga, Admiral Stenz was on the phone with the president.
"Yes, sir… Yes, warheads are on the move… I completely agree sir," he said as he hung up the phone.
He looked to Captain Russell Hampton, nodding to him.
"All right people, let's go. I need to know the exact location of the MUTO's A.S.A.P," He ordered.
"Aye, sir. We're updating our monitors with current tracking data right now," responded one of the crew.
"Are they out of their minds? Doesn't Godzilla and the MUTOs feed on radiation?" Sonya asked.
"They do. But hearing the news about the nuclear warheads are not the best idea they would come up with," I responded.
The three of us had started getting a bad feeling about the nuclear attempts on Godzilla.
"While I was reading through the research papers that our parents left, the US military had tried several attempts to wipe out Godzilla, but no matter how hard they tried, he would always survive the blast due to the radiation," said Will.
As Admiral Stenz began to leave the room, Dr. Serizawa stopped him.
"Admiral," he said.
Admiral Stenz turned around, certain he knew where the conversation was going to be heading.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Please don't do this," Doctor Serizawa pleaded.
"I understand your concerns, doctor. But I am sacrificing lives every minute just trying to steer one of these things away from population centers and now there's two more of them on the way. There are millions of lives at risk. All I want to know from you is: can it work? Can they be killed?" he asked.
"But, we tried that before! Castle Bravo was the final attempt at killing Godzilla in 1954, but it didn't work. He was exposed to it from a distance of around three hundred meters, and all it did was severely burn his hide and break a few of his bones which have obviously healed with little to no lasting damage. The MUTO's might not be so capable of surviving given the difference in size and body type, but I cannot guarantee that Godzilla will be killed by it," Doctor Serizawa said.
"Doctor, Castle Bravo was a fifteen Megaton blast. This modern nuclear warheads such as the one we're using are capable of reaching in excess of sixty Megatons. And as you know, the higher the yield, the energy released becomes exponentially higher. It's not a straight multiplication or calculation like most people think who don't bother studying these things. He may have survived Castle Bravo, but this will annihilate even him," Captain Hampton reassured him.
Though the explanation and the data had sounded, Doctor Serizawa remained unconvinced.
The three of us then got to work on monitoring the movements of the train that's carrying the nuclear warheads to San Francisco with the troops on board the train.
"He's going under!" A crewman shouted.
"Boats, sound the collision alarm! Bring about to 180," the captain of the vessel called.
Outside the window, Godzilla's figure began rising out of the water just in time to begin diving right back under. Bit by bit, meter by meter, his figure disappeared beneath the waves. The splashing of the water around him caused large waves which began causing the boats following him to list off to the sides. In the planning room of the USS Saratoga, Admiral Stenz watched as one of his pencils rolled off to one side of the table as the boat beneath him began to list off as well. The mighty carrier was helpless against the waves generated by Godzilla's descent. The three of us almost lost our balance.
"What's happening?" Sonya asked.
"We're losing visual, admiral. He's diving," Officer Martinez explained.
Godzilla appeared on screen via underwater camera on the carrier's main monitors.
"Changing course and moving fast, I've got him at thirty-three knots and picking up speed. He's gonna outrun us sir," said Martinez.
Admiral Stenz released a sigh of frustration and could do little more than hope that this wouldn't get too far out of hand.
"Admiral Stenz, what do we do?" I asked.
"We're going to Oakland. We have an outpost set up there. And the military's been deployed to help the SFPD to help with the evacuation in San Francisco," he responded.
I looked at my roommate and my cousin.
"We're heading to Oakland. Let's get our stuff as soon as possible," I said.
The three of us then quickly head to the cabins to get everything we needed and Will went to grab the briefcase and his late father's glasses. Sonya went to wake up her father.
"Dad? Wake up. We're making a stop in Oakland," said Sonya.
"What's going on?" he asked groggily.
"Godzilla's heading to San Francisco. And the military has this idea to launch and detonate the nuclear warheads to wipe out Godzilla and the MUTOs," Sonya responded.
"Nuclear warheads? Is the president out of his mind?" Uncle Frank asked.
"Admiral Stenz and the rest of the crew are agreeing with this idea too. So wake up, get your things because we're getting off the carrier soon," I responded.
After a couple hours, Captain Hampton announced on the PA system that the carrier has arrived in Oakland.
"Come on, dad. You can get some rest later until this whole thing blows over," said Sonya.
The four of us quickly got off the carrier and walked to the military outpost in Oakland.
Admiral Stenz had just arrived himself from the USS Saratoga, and walked in the building.
"Sitrep please, location of targets?" he asked.
"The male MUTO was spotted thirty miles off the Farallon Islands," one man said.
"We're showing seismic activity to the East, near Livermore, should be the fame closing in," a woman watching the readings said.
"And where is Godzilla?" Admiral Stenz asked.
"Last contact was still five hours ago, maintaining a bearing of 050 degrees and descending below a depth of ten-thousand feet. He'll be here within the hour," Martinez responded.
Admiral Stenz watched the news feeds, and what he saw worried him greatly.
"There are still buses on that bridge," he said.
And that would be the end of the eleventh chapter for now. So what did you guys think? Was it a cheesy chapter? In the next chapter, the evacuation will start at the Golden Gate Bridge and Godzilla will arrive in San Francisco and the final showdown between Godzilla and the MUTOs will begin. And I got some bad news. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures had changed the release date for the upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong movie to November 20th of 2020 which is a long time from now. So let me know what you guys think of the chapter in the reviews section.