The God of Destruction comes to Remnant
An: I know I'm six days late getting this out, but I can't seem to hit my stride lately. It's frustrating. Plus, it's still Weiss's arc, and this chapter has little Gojira/Weiss interaction, mainly because I need to set up the scenario that will force them to interact more. So, I apologize if this chapter isn't up to standard. But anyways, enjoy!
Chapter XVI- Snow Princess meets Daikaiju 2
Winter gritted her teeth as she entered Mantle, the 107th Division right at her heels. They had lost precious time trying to recover from the damage the Faunus had caused at their training ground, and now were only hoping to catch him before innocent lives were put in danger. Winter motioned for several side streets, making certain members nod before they broke off from the group.
"Sweeping the area," a soldier announced over their radio. Winter nodded.
"Good. Keep us informed, and stay alert," Winter ordered.
"Yes, Ma'am!" the soldiers chorused.
"How sure are we the Faunus is still here?" Bluegill asked, walking beside the eldest Schnee daughter.
"We're not," Winter answered. "We can only hope he's still here."
"Ma'am!" a soldier shouted over his radio. "I found the Faunus ma'am! And…uh…"
"What is it, soldier?" Winter asked him.
"…Uh…I don't think you're gonna like or even believe this…"
"…So to sum up, a small cell of the White Fang walked into the store, held the three of you up, before the Faunus here antagonized them, causing said Faunus to fight and win against seven well-armed and highly trained terrorists?" the cop asked in disbelief.
"If those bugs were 'well-trained,' I'd hate to meet their trainer," Gojira growled, making the other cops raise their guns at him…again. He scoffed at the weak attempt to restrict him.
"Yes, officer," Nathaniel explained with a nod.
"You forgot to mention how he goaded them into a fight!" Weiss hissed in distaste. "He was about to leave us, then dares to insult them! As expected from a Faunus!" Gojira frowned her way.
"Let me ask you something, insect?" the Kaiju growled. "Was anything I said a lie?" Weiss glared at him for the insult, but blinked in confusion at the question. "If I had left, it was more than likely you and the human next to you would have easily defeated those fools. I may think low of the human race as a whole, and the Faunus even less, but I do respect power; and it was clear to see you and the shop owner would have won if those pests hadn't have annoyed me."
Weiss frowned at his clear dislike of humans, but became even more confused when he added Faunus to that. "'Faunus even less?'" she echoed. "You think so low of your own race?" Again, the Monster of Monsters scoffed in derision.
"I grow bored of everyone comparing me to those subpar animals," he grumbled. "Compared to them, I am far above the bracket they believe themselves to be at. I may look like a Faunus, but I am a species that has transcended their meager existences."
Weiss's frown deepened at that. While what he said was arrogant as all hell (which was saying a lot because she lived with Jacques Schnee and her snobby brother Whitley), for some reason she had a faint sense that he wasn't just spouting nonsense. She certainly wasn't one for complementing Faunus (and for good reason), but even she could feel the presence this…'Not Faunus' expressed so naturally. Like the whole air around them was being super charged by a large lightning Dust crystal. As if it was barely being contained by his own skin.
The Schnee heiress shook her head. No. Whatever was up with this Faunus, it wasn't her business. She shouldn't get any more involved.
The officer narrowed his eyes. "Just what did the White Fang do to you that you're so cold towards them?" he couldn't help but ask. Gojira turned towards the speaker.
"They continue to annoy me," The King of Monsters deadpanned. The officer was about to reply when a loud woman's voice rang out.
"YOU!" Gojira simply turned and saw a white haired woman race at him. She bore a remarkable resemblance to the girl beside him, making him wonder if they were related.
"Winter!" Weiss shouted, confirming Gojira's observations.
"Officers! Detain that Faunus!" the specialist shouted, making the Kaiju frown. The officers were hesitant, naturally considering the presence of the Alpha Predator, but Winter didn't give them a chance to do so. Winter vanished and reappeared next to the Kaiju and tried to stab him. However, Gojira's tail intercepted the blade and stopped it cold.
Winter didn't let this deter her, as she proceeded to stab him repeatedly, only for Gojira's tail to block every single strike with surprising efficiency. She roared in annoyance, and tried swiping him, but he jumped away from the swing, and landed lightly on his feet. She rushed him, continuously swinging her blade at her opponent; but Gojira's tail met every strike, blocking them, and even taking a couple of swipes at the white haired woman.
Winter dodged the strikes and tried getting behind the Faunus and strike his blind spot. However, the Alpha Predator turned on his heel and parried the strike to his back. Winter tried attacking his right side, but Gojira simply turned and blocked that strike too. His eyes narrowed as he channeled atomic energy through his body. His glowing spikes were the only warning as he swung his tail, causing a wide arc of radioactive energy barreling at his opponent. The Atleasian specialist's eyes widened at the beam and narrowly jumped over it. The intense heat seared the front of her uniform.
Gojira rushed her, intent to end this charade, when a bullet appeared in front of him, nearly grazing his forehead. "ENOUGH!" a loud voice shouted out, making the Monster King turn halt his advance and turn to the speaker. It was a man with black, military cut hair that greyed at his temples and wore a uniform similar to the woman. In his hands was a rather large revolver.
"G-General Ironwood, sir!" the white haired woman stammered, stumbling up to salute him. Gojira let out an annoyed growl-sigh.
Well, so much for avoiding the military.
Several soldiers crowded around him and attempted to restrain him, but he waved them off and glared at them. The man known as Ironwood frowned at this, but didn't move from this spot. He turned to Winter and called out, "Schnee! Report!"
Winter jolted at the sudden command, but complied in a short, clipped tone: "General Ironwood, sir, we were attempting to perform the training exercise you set for us when one of our soldiers noticed this civilian," she pointed to Gojira, "in the area. We attempted to wake him, but he attacked us, and proceeded to destroy our equipment!"
Weiss looked to the Kaiju in shock, finding it hard to believe a single Faunus could take on an entire regiment of Atleasian soldiers alone. Ironwood frowned at the report, then looked to Bluegill, who nodded and confirmed her statement. Ironwood nodded to him and turned to Gojira. "Do you have anything to say in your defense?" he asked authoritatively. The Daikaiju scoffed.
"You military types never change!" Gojira said scornfully. "Believing yourselves superior than all others and attempting to inforce your wills upon me. You all attempted to restrain me, and I reacted. Plain and simple."
"We weren't trying to restrain you, asshole!" a soldier shouted, but Ironwood silenced him with a look. The soldier backed down as Ironwood looked at the Faunus before him critically.
"You say you're familiar with militaries," Ironwood said. "But up until a few weeks ago, no one in the four kingdoms has ever heard of you, Mr. Gojira. You also don't appear on any of our records." Gojira narrowed his eyes.
"You know my name," the Alpha Predator stated. Ironwood nodded.
"I know of you after you took out the secret leader of the Red Suns," he informed. "You've caused quite the stir in Vale and through the White Fang around the world." That shocked everyone present. THIS was the guy they've constantly been hearing rumors of? Weiss in particular looked at the Kaiju strangely.
"Now then, I'd like a full account of what happened with my team and why you are here in Mantle, if you please," Ironwood continued, making Gojira scoff.
"Why should I talk to you?" he growled.
"Because at the moment, you are surrounded by military personnel, and whatever reason you're in Atlas would be very hard to accomplish if you are a fugitive," the army man explained, making the Daikaiju frown at the subtle threat.
He did NOT want to be hounded by the army more than what was necessary. Especially now that he wasn't a main target. He growled a little lower. "Very well," he mumbled, before giving them an edited version of the story he told Yang and, to a lesser extent, Coco and Velvet.
The assembled group listened intently as Gojira spoke. Weiss was visibly shocked by how he said someone actually destroyed an entire island, but then she thought better of it and figured the Faunus was lying. She wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. Many of the 107th Regiment looked somewhere between dubious and horrified. Winter looked unimpressed, believing the Faunus before her was lying to them.
Ironwood, however, looked thoughtful. "This…nuclear energy…you mentioned…" he said, gaining the Godzillasaurus Faunus's attention again. "You said you can harness it?" Gojira nodded and held out his palm. His spikes glowed a bright blue, and blue sparks flew out of his outstretched hand. Ironwood reached for it, but Gojira spoke up.
"You shouldn't," the humanized Kaiju cautioned. "Direct and prolonged exposure to this energy is detrimental to one's health."
That caused everyone present to back away from him. "Wait! You mean that stuff can make us sick?!" Weiss demanded. "And you USED it near me?!"
"I said 'direct' and 'prolonged' exposure," Gojira growled.
"That's still dangerous!" Winter shouted.
"Which is why I told him not to touch it," Gojira informed them. "I am one of the few that can harness this power without affecting my health."
"Interesting," Ironwood mused. Gojira narrowed his eyes. He could see the man working something out in his head. What was he thinking?
"May I offer you a deal?" Ironwood asked at last. Gojira gave him a wary glance.
"Deal?" the humanized Kaiju parroted. Ironwood nodded.
"Yes. You allow us a chance to test and examine this nuclear energy for ourselves for a small period of time, a week at the most, and I'd be willing to forget this all happened and allow you to go about your business and leave with no fuss."
"General Ironwood!" Winter shouted, scandalized at the very proposition. The 107th Regiment was in a similar state, outraged by the very thought of letting this man go. Ironwood held his hand up and silenced them.
Gojira glared at the man. "And why should I trust you?" he asked, noting that the man wasn't quelling under his glare.
"Because if you don't, you will be a criminal wanted by the Atleasian government, tailed by Huntsmen and Huntresses for the rest of your life, and when we capture you, I'll personally lock you up so tight, you'll believe yourself stuck in a grave, in a cell so deep below ground, you'll forget what the sun looks like," Ironwood explained.
Gojira frowned at that, fuming at the threat. If escaped, he'd be hunted by yet another military! He growled loudly, making the 107th Regiment tensed and raised their weapons.
"Fine!" the Kaiju snarled. "But I will get to decide how you use the information!"
"Deal!" Ironwood agreed, before anyone could protest.
"Where will this research be taking place?" Gojira asked.
"Don't worry," Ironwood assured. "I've got that covered."
Schnee family home
"I'm sorry James, but you want me to allow…what exactly?" Jacques Schnee asked roughly. Weiss winced. THIS was the general's brilliant idea? Convincing her father to honor his deal with the Faunus? That was the dumbest idea she had ever heard of coming from the General. By the look of disbelief on Winter's face, she shared Weiss's opinion.
Jacques Schnee was a lanky, though well-built, man with short white hair and a mustache to match. His hard-blue eyes were narrowed at the orange eyed Faunus beside General Ironwood, hoping his glare would intimidate him. Gojira, however, glared back again with such an intensity that the members of the 107th division were wondering if Jacques would combust into flames.
Gojira was considering doing that very thing at the moment, actually. In the minute he was introduced to the man, the Kaiju King had already pegged the man as a parasite. A lowly bottom feeder who rather save his own skin before lifting a finger to his allies.
"Jacq," Ironwood said, exasperated. "It's only for a week, and your home is the farthest away from any civilian residents that might be harmed by the tests."
"Why not use one of your military barracks?!" the head of the Schnee Dust Company demanded.
"Our acquaintance here is…not the most trusting of militaries, and if he's history is to be believed, he has sufficient reason to. I asked to use your manor's grounds to ease any tension and make our guest feel more relaxed in order to procure the best results for these tests."
"You expect me to honor your cockamamie deal?!/You expect me to get along with this parasite?" Jacques and Gojira said at the same time, making the Schnee patriarch glare at the Faunus before him.
"It'd be your best interest to watch your mouth-" Jacques bit back but was interrupted by Ironwood.
"Jacq!" the Atleasian general snapped. Jacques turned his glare to Ironwood. "This is an official Atleasian operation. I can order you to accept it, but out of respect for our friendship, I'm asking. Besides, if this energy of his can be harnessed, wouldn't you want your company to be the first to market it? Not to mention he did save your daughter from a cell of White Fang."
That shut Jacques up as he contemplated that information. True. A power source other than Dust was rare. To be able to monopolize it…
As Jacques was scheming, Ironwood was talking to Gojira. "I must ask you to try and get along with Jacq, Mr. Gojira," the general said. "I understand if you don't have much love for the Schnees, but unless you want to spend time at a military barrack, this will have to do."
"I have no quarrel with this Schnee family," Gojira growled. "That man is a leech. A parasite who'd soon sell his own daughters for power if he thought he could get away with it."
"How dare you!" Weiss shouted, getting up in Gojira's face and glaring at him. "My father is none of the sort!"
"You sure 'bout that kid?" one of the 107th Regiment asked. "Since he took over for your grandpa, dissatisfaction with the Company has risen by 39%."
Weiss turned to glare at the man, but before she could say anything, Jacques spoke up. "Alright, James," he sighed. "You win. But I want to be kept in the loop with this."
"Of course," Ironwood agreed easily, ignoring Gojira's hissed distaste.
"Jacques? What's going on?" The head of the Schnee Dust Company winced at the voice. Oh, great. What was she doing out of the gardens…?
Gojira noticed Jacques's change in demeaner and became intrigued as a tall white-haired woman who bare an uncanny resemblance to Weiss and Winter walked out of the manor. Wearing a formal white blouse and a silvery blue skirt, she cut an intimidating figure. At least, to the military men, Winter, and Weiss.
"Neela!" Ironwood called out, looking surprised.
"James," Neela Schnee said, a light smile gracing her face. "To what do I owe the pleasure of entertaining and entire regiment of soldiers on my front lawn? With my darling daughters in tow?"
"Well, Neela, it's a very interesting story, actually," Ironwood began as he recounted the reasons he was there to the regal woman. Neela listened to the man talk silently, never once interrupting. She nodded as he finished his debriefing.
"I see," the matriarch of the Schnee family said. "My father would love to have helped you out, James. I see no problem in allowing this."
"I'm glad you approve," Jacques grumbled at her.
"Considering this is MY manor, you best be fortunate I am allowing this," Neela told him in a hard tone. "Unless you forgot Jacques, the manor is under MY name, not yours." Jacques glared at her, but Neela ignored him and turned to Gojira. "And this strapping young man is the one who saved my daughter from a White Fang cell, correct?"
Gojira scoffed. "'Saving' requires that she was in trouble to begin with," the Kaiju said. "I still fail to see how the girl was in any danger from those insects."
Neela just smiled. "Either way, I thank you for your assistance in aiding my daughter," she said. "As a token of my thanks, I would like to offer you an invitation to my father's 85th birthday this Friday."
"Mother!" both Schnee daughters screamed in indignation.
"Neela, you can't be serious!" Jacques shouted. "He's a Faunus!"
"And your vendetta against them means I can't invite this man to my father's birthday celebration for his part in saving one of my daughters?" the white-haired woman bit back at him, a hard glare on her face.
"He might be a White Fang spy who took out that cell to gain our trust!" Jacques snarled at her.
"Then the 107th Regiment will be there to apprehend him if he should do something, won't they, Jacques?" the woman asked rhetorically. "I'm sure James can set them up as the safety detail for the event, can't you James?"
"Indeed, I can," Ironwood said nodding. "But first, I'm required to ask, are you sure about this, Neela? I don't doubt you, and I'm quite confident that Mr. Gojira won't cause trouble, but Jacques brings up a good point. There could be trouble if you do invite our friend here."
"Then I'm sure you can handle any trouble his presence may bring, James," Neela said firmly. "I'm not budging on this, James. I think it's time to for my father's company to mend the bridges my dear husband has destroyed."
Weiss winced at the reminder that her parents hated each other nowadays. Winter just sighed, expecting this. Gojira, however, chuckled.
"I like her," he said. "She's not without fire, unlike the parasite here."
"Now listen here, you-"
"Jacques, would you be a lamb, and tell Cline we have a guest," Neela interrupted him. "I'd like the guest room prepared for Mr. Gojira." Jacques frowned at her dismissal but decided better of arguing with her. He grunted and walked into the house.
"Mother!" Weiss shouted. "Surely, you can't be serious in letting this-"
"'This' what, young lady?" Neela asked, a hand on her hip and a dull stare leveled at Weiss. "Is your father's prejudice wearing off on you again, Weiss?" Weiss blushed red. "And you too, Winter? I see you glaring at our guest here, don't think I don't."
"Mother, this man attacked us!" Winter said, gesturing to the 107th Regiment.
"I'm well aware of that now, but James mentioned it was a misunderstanding," Neela replied.
"But…"
"Honestly, you've inherited that man's stubbornness," Neela groaned, placing a hand on her face. She turned to glare at Ironwood. "Or," she said a little more roughly, "Jamie is rubbing off on you more than I would like."
"I think you're being paranoid, Neels," Ironwood said in the same tone.
"That reminds to be seen," she smiled sweetly. "All jokes aside, James, it's good to see you again. You never stick around to chat with me nowadays."
"I apologize, Neela," the general said. "It's hard to make time anymore."
"I'm sure," the Schnee matriarch rolled her eyes. "At any rate, it's still nice to talk to you. I take it you'll be around for the week?"
"When I can. I'm entrusting Winter with overseeing this project while I deal with the council on this matter," James explained.
"I understand," Neela nodded. "I trust you'll be available for my father's birthday celebration?"
"Of course! I wouldn't miss it! Your father has done great things for me. I owe it to him," Ironwood said.
Neela rolled her eyes. "You and your so-called debt," she muttered fondly. "At any rate, I suppose we need to get on with things? Mr. Polendina has already arrived a few moments ago, and I believe you wish to speak with him before you leave, yes?"
"Oh? So, he has arrived? Excellent!" Ironwood said with a nod. "Dr. Polendina will be the scientist studying your atomic energy for the duration of the week," he explained to Gojira.
The Daikaiju grunted. Ironwood took that to mean he understood. The Atleasian general nodded to him and looked to Neela. "Lead the way, Neela."
"Very well. This way," Neela said, motioning them to follow her. The group began walking towards a secondary building on the property. The group was silent as they walked, however, before they got too far, an explosion rocked the building they were heading to. Everyone but Gojira tensed. Ironwood motioned for the 107th Division and Winter to follow him, and the military personnel went off running. Weiss and Neela took off after them, leaving Gojira confused.
"What the hell was that about?" he asked himself.
Smoke filled the building as scientists attempted to clear the air. "D-Dr. Polendina!" one of the mechanics coughed.
A groan came from the next room. "I'm alright," came the slightly coughing tone of Copper Polendina as he exited the room. He was a burly man with stark white hair winding around a balding head and dark skin. His white lab coat was covered with soot and oil and grease.
"Dr.!" the mechanic shouted, relieved. "What happened?!" Copper hummed in contemplation.
"I am uncertain at the moment," the scientist admitted. "I was trying to connect the servers to the holo-computers when all of a sudden, the whole thing short circuits and blows up in my face!" The mechanic looked dubious.
"So…it just exploded?"
"That seems to be the logical conclusion," Copper said with a nod.
Suddenly, the door crashed opened, and Ironwood burst through the open door with Winter and the 107th Regiment barging in after him. Ironwood began coughing loudly as the smoke hit him. "W-What's going on here?!" he demanded, coughing as the smoke filled his lungs.
"G-General Ironwood, sir!" a mechanic exclaimed.
"Ah, General!" Copper smiled. "Nothing too drastic, my man. Just a case of faulty wiring."
"F-Faulty wiring?!" the mechanic next to the doctor cried.
"Dr. Polendina! I can assure you this building has no faulty wiring!" Winter scolded the renowned scientist.
"Indeed, Specialist Schnee?" Copper questioned. He smiled and laughed joyfully. "Then it must have been a happy accident!"
"H-Happy accident?!" the poor mechanic cried again.
"Hush now, Granite!" Copper reprimanded. "What's done is done! Take responsibility and move on!"
"B-But-!"
"Enough!" Ironwood shouted. "Get this cleaned up, mechanic! Now!" The mechanic nodded fearfully and ran off to do what was ordered of him. Neela and Weiss appeared in the doorway at this time.
"Wh-" Neela began but was soon struck with a coughing fit because of the smoke. "Wh-What's going on?! What happened?!" she asked, waving smoke away from her.
"OH! Mrs. Schnee!" Copper exclaimed. "A minor system malfunction is all."
"A system malfunction?!" Weiss screeched but soon began coughing.
"Oi! Tone it down!" a low growl made everyone flinch. "Some of us have sensitive hearing here!" Gojira finished as he walked through the door of the building. The Atleasian scientist brightened at the new guest and walked up to the Godzillasaurus Kaiju, who simply snorted as the smoke hit his nostrils.
"And you must be the young man we will be hosting for the week!" the older (by appearance alone) man said jovially. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, young man! I am Copper Polendina! And, you are…" He paused here and motioned to the Kaiju.
"Gojira," the orange eyed Faunus introduced. Copper smiled.
"Doctor," Ironwood said, drawing the man's attention. "Are you all set up? Or did this accident set you back?"
"Oh no! We can proceed straight away! The short circuit was from setting up my daughter's room," the doctor proclaimed, making Ironwood raised an eyebrow.
"Penny is here?" Ironwood asked, making Copper nod.
"Oh yes! We had a spot of bother in Mantle and I was forced to bring her here!" the man explained. At this a girl with green eyes and copper hair entered the room. She wore a white ensemble and green pants. She looked around the room in confusion.
"Father, what is all the racket for?" she asked. "Is it some sort of celebrat-" Her thought was derailed when she looked over and saw Gojira. Her eyes widened at the sight of him. "Ah!" she exclaimed. "You!" Gojira looked to her and frowned.
"What?" he asked, as everyone looked at him.
"You're the one who beat that weird guy!" she proclaimed loudly. Gojira looked confused.
"Huh?"
"The weird guy! The one with the rotted teeth and the squished-up face!"
"Wait, this is the young man who rescued you?!" Copper exclaimed.
"What's the deal with this 'rescuing' crap?" the Kaiju asked, though no one answered him.
"Yes! I remember the long tail!" Penny said, pointing at Gojira's waving tail. Copper looked at Gojira and smiled even wider.
"Young man, this is stupendous!" the man shouted. "To think, you were the one who aided my daughter in her time of need! I am forever in your debt!" Gojira looked a tad weirded out.
"O…kay?"
"Doctor enough!" Ironwood ordered. "As good as that news is, we still have a job to accomplish. You can thank him later."
That sobered the man right up. "Yes, yes, of course!" Copper agreed. "Very well then! Let's get started!" He motioned for everyone to follow him. "This way!" Gojira blinked at the display. He sighed.
"Some things never change," he mumbled as he followed the group. Weiss, who was bringing up the rear of the group, heard him and frowned.
Thirty minutes later
Gojira was annoyed as he made his way around the Schnee property. The first 'test' was basically a glorified physical which ended with him shooting off his atomic energy in various ways for reference later. With it done, the Monster King was left to his own devices and allowed to roam the property. It was a pretty large place, which allowed Gojira to steer clear of the military grunts. Currently, they were setting up their base camp in one of the courtyards, and Gojira was more than willing to stay away from them.
As he neared the building the scientists were set up, the orange haired girl walked out the door. She looked around and saw him approach and smiled.
"Oh! Mr. Gojira! Over here!" the girl called out and waved him over. The Monster of Monsters scowled but moved over to see what she wanted. The girl smiled as she waved him over to her.
"What is it?" he asked roughly, making the girl tilt her head in confusion.
"Are you upset with me?" she asked. He looked at her in confusion. "It sounds like I did something to upset you. If I have, I wish to apologize for it." Gojira scoffed.
"I always sound like this," he told her. She tilted her head at him oddly.
"Why?" Gojira frowned.
"Forget it," he mumbled. "Is there something you were needing?" Penny looked confused by his dismissal, but simply smiled it off.
"Yes! My father wished to speak with you a moment," she said. Gojira grunted.
"I see," he mumbled again. "Lead the way," he said, making her nod and motion for him to follow. The irradiated Faunus followed silently.
Soon, they were inside and entering Copper's office. He looked up and saw Penny make her way in with Gojira behind her. He smiled joyfully.
"Ah! Thank you, my dear!" he said happily. "Thank you for coming, Mr. Gojira!" Gojira scoffed.
"Is there something you need?" he growled. "I was under the impression I would be left alone until tomorrow." Copper nodded.
"You are, but the results of today's examination have me curious," he admitted. Gojira raised an eyebrow as the man pulled up the results of the tests, one showing Gojira's x-rays. Gojira looked back to Copper in confusion. The scientist took it as permission to continue.
"Upon looking at your tests," he explained, "I noticed that…well…It is the strangest thing…I mean…um…It's as if you're not even a Faunus or even human for that matter! The way that…and your heart! Not to mention the impossibility of two…" Gojira quickly interrupted the man's ramblings and looked at him strangely.
"So? I could have told you that for the asking," he told him.
Copper was stunned. "You mean to tell me you're not truly human?!" he asked.
"Isn't that what I just said?" Gojira growled.
"If you are not human or Faunus, then what are you?" Penny asked in confusion. How could someone look human and not be human?
"I am a Kaiju," Gojira informed. "A being of power. A force of destruction." Copper and Penny shared a look of confusion before Copper turned back to the Monster King.
"And what exactly IS a Kaiju?" Copper asked. "I'd like a more detailed information if I am to continue this research."
"Why should I explain it?" Gojira asked, wary of the doctor's intentions.
"Then I think General Ironwood would love to find out this information." Gojira snarled darkly. Damn military scientists! If it was revealed he wasn't human, there was no telling what that general would do! "But, since you helped my daughter back in Mantle, I'm willing to…fudge some details, and keep this our secret, but all I'd like in return is some more information on your…species, I suppose." Copper looked to the humanized Kaiju and asked, "So how about it? Can we work together on this?"
An: Originally, I had this scene a little larger, but I figured this cliffhanger-eques ending was a good spot to stop and finish the scene as a flashback. But, it has to be done, and I'm glad it's done! And now, for your reading pleasure, an omake!
Omake: Mosura and the Mistral Tournament Part 1
Patch Island, Kingdom of Vale
After a slightly tearful reunion between Mosura and Leo, the group of four made their way to civilization, hoping to locate the girl last seen with Gojira, a Miss Yang Xiao Long. Minilla and Jr were ecstatic about meeting their father again.
"I can't wait to see the look on Dad's face when he hears I literally blew that big bitch's head off by shooting my Atomic beam down her large gullet!" Jr laughed joyfully, recalling his time at San Francisco.
Minya rolled his eyes. "He'll probably berate you for allowing your Atomic breath get so weak that it took several shots to even wound her," the elder Godzillasaurus Faunus commented.
Jr pouted. "At least I've had some meaningful fights the last few years! You've stuck to Monster Island and sleep when you're not sparring someone!"
"True," Minya said. "But sleeping is so much more fun than work."
"Well, of course it is!" Jr rolled his eyes with a large smirking grin. Leo rolled his eyes at the sons of Gojira.
"You won't be able to tell your father this, if you don't start searching for him," the moth Kaiju drawled, snapping the two out of their conversation.
"I'll start looking when I sense his atomic energy," Jr commented lightly, putting his hands behind his head. "Right now, I don't sense much, and what atomic energy I do sense isn't strong enough to be his."
"Yes," Mosura said finally. They looked to her. "It's most likely leftover energy from that Yang girl, so she's either around here or walked through this area."
"Huh? You're looking for Yang?" came a voice at Mosura's side. The moth goddess turned to see a dark-skinned girl her physical age looking at her. Mosura smiled.
"Why yes, I am," Mosura said. "She was last seen with a close friend of mine, and I was hoping she could tell me if she knew where he was heading." The girl nodded.
"Well, I haven't seen her around today, but she might be heading for Mistral," the girl explained. "She talked about trying her skills in the Mistral Regional Tournament coming up. Her dad and sister ain't at their cabin, so they might have all made their way there." Mosura smiled wider.
"Thank you very much, miss," Mosura said with a bow. "You've been a great help!" The girl nodded and smiled.
"If you see 'er, tell 'er her friend Vines said to kick butt in the tourney!" the girl, Vines, said as she walked off. Mosura waved at her. Her smile refused to be lifted from her face as she turned to her son and Gojira's sons. The Kaiju Princes were sporting vicious grins.
"Dad in a tournament?" Minya mused. "Ichiro mentioned that's basically a big set of fights."
"Oh, Dad's so gonna be there!" Jr agreed.
"Yes. Goji-kun does love a challenge," Mosura affirmed. "I suppose we will have to go there ourselves and find him now."
"There is one problem though, Mother," Leo spoke up. "I don't believe I can fly to Mistral in this small form. It's much to young. And I doubt Minya and Jr can swim that distance." The brothers pouted at that. Mosura pouted as well. However, she quickly remembered something.
"Oh!" She rummaged through her dress's pockets until she came out with a ticket. She smiled at the three Kaiju turned human children. "I actually do have a pass back to Vacuo given to me by my new friend Willow Magnolia," she commented. "However, it's only enough for one person…"
"I can help with that!" Minya exclaimed, pulling out some Lien. "I found this in a cabin out in the woods along with the clothes we're wearing now! You did say this was money, right Mosura?"
"You stole all that?" Leo asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ichiro told me the only good cabins in the woods are no cabins at all," Minya defended. "Besides, we needed the clothes and the drunk guy I got all this from wasn't going to miss it."
"It doesn't matter where it comes from," Mosura interjected. "The fact of the matter is, we now have a way to go to Vacuo. And that's all we need." She smiled down at the boys. "Now then, let's go to Vacuo. I do have some information saying Goji-kun is visiting the other kingdoms, so perhaps we'll catch him in Vacuo."
To be continued…
